K. Alexa Mavromatis
Retail wars produce casualties
The mood is uncertain at the Kmart on Route 138 in Middletown, set to close this fall. No layoffs are planned; employees at the...
Catering industry a storyteller’s delight
They do weddings. They do bar mitzvahs. They do birthdays, anniversaries, openings, reunions, conferences - you name a type of event, and a caterer...
Food finds a market on the Internet
When he graduated from Providence's Johnson and Wales University in 1998, business management degree in hand, David DeSanty had no idea he was headed...
Vincent’s, R.I. fixture, preparing to close
Vincent's Specialty Store on Federal Hill is part of Norma Walsh's earliest memories. She remembers a day when her father, Vincent Pantalone, came home...
Beachwood at Laurelmead sold to Mass. firm
Epoch Senior Living, a Massachusetts based owner, operator and developer of nursing and rehabilitative services has recently purchased Beachwood at Laurelmead, an assisted living...
Ross-Simons keeping managers in place
The investment by Freeman Spogli & Co. in Rhode Island retailer Ross-Simons does not mean major changes, according to Ross-Simons president and chief executive...
Workers’ Comp law now covers all employees
Prior to January 1, 1999, business owners in the state of Rhode Island with three or fewer employees did not have to provide workers'...
Local agency protests state travel award
A local travel agency that for years had been booking state employees' travel has lost the contract to a Philadelphia-based Internet travel company, and...
Company Profile
When Alan Hecht of Mesa Systems Guild of Warwick says that growth is the biggest challenge facing the company in its 10 years of...
Cameraderie over competition on Jamestown
Sites like the Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherhill State Park and East Ferry landing have long made Jamestown a favorite Rhode Island destination. Still, Jamestown...
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