Justin Sayles
Electronics recycler finds value in others’ waste
At CC Laurel Industries, one man’s trash can be another man’s liability.
The Cumberland company offers its clients protection from the liabilities associated with the...
Newport merchants join forces to revive district
A new merchants association in Newport is taking aim at issues affecting lower Thames Street business, including the plethora of storefronts that have been...
Congressional delegation tackles business concerns
Health care, homeland security and the economy topped the discussion last week as the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce hosted Rhode Island’s congressional delegation.
Noting...
Eminent domain battle heats up
What started as a dispute between Dow Chemical and Fidelity Investments led to a split between Joseph Mollo Jr. and his wife of 37...
MED Zone proposals both dead
Citizens object to plans for big-box retailers
The idea behind the legislation that created Municipal Economic Development (MED) Zones, first passed in 2002, was to...
Johnson & Wales teaches with hands-on experience
INTERVIEW
Irving Schneider
POSITION: President of Johnson & Wales University, Providence Campus
Background: After teaching at Johnson & Wales for 16 years, Schneider was promoted to dean...
Amgen seeks guaranteed water supply
Amgen came to Rhode Island in 2002 when it purchased Immunex and its West Greenwich facility. Since then, the biotechnology firm has grown into...
Chamber, arts group part ways
Split is amicable, but could impact funding
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce is divesting its interests in the Arts and Business Council of Rhode...
Biotech leaders tackle industry’s staffing shortage
As Amgen’s Chris Bush sees it, the biotechnology industry doesn’t have enough people to meet the growing industry’s staffing needs, so it’s created something...
Strand faces license loss for violence
For years, the owners of Providence nightclub Diesel has placed ads in The Providence Phoenix, using provocative pictures of women to promote DJs and...
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