John Larrabee, Author at Providence Business News

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BRYANT UNIVERSITY President Ronald K. Machtley has played a key role in the positive changes on the Bryant University campus since he arrived in 1996. In addition to new buildings, the school has gone from a deficit to a $4.3 million surplus. /

Communication, planning make success possible

Business Services 11/17/2008

Anyone who visited Bryant College in the early 1990s saw a school badly in need of a new direction. Some campus facilities were looking...

FAMILY FRIENDLY: Chairman Wil Gates, left, and company President Don Leighton, foreground right, are proud of GLA’s ability to retain workers, often for many years. Among the company’s projects was designing the grounds of Lincoln’s Twin River, below. /

Flexibility, staff retention helping GLA prosper

Economic Activity 11/17/2008

Ask the partners at Gates, Leighton & Associates Inc. (GLA), to explain how their company has prospered through the current economic slowdown, and they...

ELEPHANT ON THE RUN: Ocean State Kate is one of the elephants that will be able to behave as they might in the wild thanks to upgrades at the zoo. /

Roger Williams zoo upgrade under way

Economic Activity 11/08/2008

If your size was measured in tons, not pounds, you would no doubt cherish your moving space. The elephants at Roger Williams Park Zoo...

Tough times spur more events to seek sponsors

Economic Activity 10/27/2008

The depressing news on the economy has not stopped Rhode Islanders from enjoying their usual festivals and events – and it has not stopped...

A BETTER PLACE: Thomas A. Mann Jr., executive director of The Pawtucket Foundation, says that despite the economic crisis, projects are ongoing in the city. /

Foundation’s chief sees great future in Pawtucket

Capital Goods 10/27/2008

The Pawtucket Foundation, organized by leaders in the local business and nonprofit sectors, advocates for projects in Pawtucket that will spark economic development, improve...

Eateries, hotels feel effects of slumping economy

Economic Activity 10/25/2008

People have to sleep and they have to eat, but those who provide bed and board are feeling the pinch of the current economic...

SBA: Credit crunch will ease before the year’s end

Economic Activity 10/18/2008

The country will see some recovery from the worldwide credit crisis before the end of the year, a top Bush administration official told Rhode...

Court, Brown working to reduce criminal recidivism

Business Services 10/04/2008

Judge Albert E. DeRobbio wants to stamp out the notion that courts exist simply to put people in jail. DeRobbio, chief judge of the Rhode...

BY DESIGN: Bernardo Garcia’s letter to Lowe’s Home Improvement helped The Learning Community land a grant for its new playground. /

Playground project shows students power of literacy

Economic Activity 10/04/2008

The playground behind The Learning Community charter school in Central Falls measures only 9,000 square feet, but to the kids running about there during...