Justin Sayles
For Thayer Street, changes in store
Dining replaces retail as independents leave
In 15 years of doing business, it’s almost come to represent its environment – quirky, artsy and stylish. But...
Union pay, benefits are still the best
But global competition, benefit costs take a toll
Unions, formed to protect the rights of their members, are generally perceived to obtain better work conditions...
Council urges tech tax credits, research alliance
A council convened by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last April to come up with ways to strengthen Rhode Island’s “innovation economy” has issued a...
Convention center, hotel a dynamic duo
These must be the types of naysayers that James Hagan had in mind.
A headline in the Sept. 6, 1993, edition of Providence Business News...
Statewide wireless initiative entering pilot stage
The state, with an anchor for its logo, is on track to become the first one that doesn’t have its communications networks tied down.
The...
Francis tackles taxes, health care, minority issues
INTERVIEW
Charles T. Francis
POSITION: President/Rhode Island partner of CB Richard Ellis New England; Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce board of directors chairman
BACKGROUND: Came to Rhode...
City’s river relocation spawns revitalization
They called it the “Chinese Wall.”
A series of elevated railroad tracks cutting through Providence, it had become a sign of the city’s decline. It...
Gamer skins rap celebrity market
Cranston firm teams with 50 Cent
When Chris White was first introduced to “skins” in the summer of 2004, he loved the idea but hated...
Blackstone businesses still suffer
When floodwaters from the nearby Blackstone River raged through Hope Global’s headquarters in mid-October, the Cumberland-based textile company’s inventory, computers and paper records were...
After sale, GTECH to remain in R.I.
Making it the latest Rhode Island company to be bought by a European firm, GTECH Holdings Corp. announced last week that it has entered...
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