K. Alexa Mavromatis
She found a niche and a place for her jewelry
Company: MARTINA & Company
Owner: Martina Windels
Location: 120 North Main St., Providence
Employees: Six
Year founded: 1998
Type of business: Contemporary jewelry gallery
Annual revenues: $350,000 (wholesale and retail)
For...
To Cairo with hopes they’ll develop small businesses
The Rhode Island office of the Small Business Administration hosted three delegates from Egypt last week, as part of a program to train them...
‘There’s always waste,’ and that means business
Company: Pond View Recycling
Owners: Ken and Linda Foley
Location: 1 Dexter Road, East Providence
Employees: 65
Year founded: 1995
Type of business: Construction and demolition recycling
Annual revenues: $5...
Technology presents a challenge to higher ed
Meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse college population and keeping pace with the demands of emerging technologies are the major challenges Rhode Island...
Stop violence before it starts, is center’s advice
Early intervention plays a crucial role in lessening the incidents of violence in the workplace, experts contend.
"The companies that are proactive are in a...
After 75 years, O. Ahlborg & Sons has a growth spurt
Company: O. Ahlborg & Sons
Owners: Ahlborg family
Location: 48 Molter St., Cranston
Employees: 50 in the company’s office; 50 to 120 in the field, dependent on...
Design conference to feature Martha Stewart
The Center for Design & Business (CDB) is preparing for what it anticipates will be its most highly attended Success By Design conference...
They’re sprucing up the Biltmore – $9M since 1999
Just in time for the spring wedding season, the Providence Biltmore is putting the finishing touches on renovations to its ballroom and other popular...
Demand growing for IT workers
A survey conducted by the Rhode Island Technology Council (RITEC) suggests that 1,200 new IT workers could be hired in Rhode Island over the...
Tax load puts RI property owners an unenviable 6th from the...
Rhode Islanders pay more in property tax than most of the taxpayers throughout the nation, according to a report from the Rhode Island Expenditure...
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