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Report: State needs to increase housing fourfold

Rhode Island needs to build 37,000 more residential units in the next six years to meet the growing demand for affordable housing,...

American Express building still n search of tenant

Boston Financial Data Services will be moving out of the American Express building across from Providence Place after Jan. 1, 2005, leaving...

Group outlines ways to reduce global warming

Rhode Island needs to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide it releases into the atmosphere, and two state agencies have presented six...

CCRI to hire nursing faculty to meet sharp demand

In order to accommodate growing interest in health care careers, specifically nursing, the Community College of Rhode Island has been approved for...
Jill Cribari, with daughter Stephanie and dog Diesel, says a second career as a nurse gives her more time to be with family.

Nurses in demand

Many are entering field as new career For as long as Jill Cribari could remember, she had always wanted to be a nurse, ...

Home sales hit record marks in R.I., Mass.

Home sales continue to climb in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Sales of multi-family homes in Rhode Island reached its highest level in more than...

R.I. building permits up, but total growth lagging

Building permits issued for single-family homes in Rhode Island for the second quarter increased 5 percent over the same period last year,...

Shhh! Trade secrets best kept from going public

Trade secrets, while they don’t offer as much legal protection as a patent, can protect business formulas, work processes or patterns,...

Cabinetry showroom allows companies to diversify

One Rhode Island cabinetry manufacturer and a local interior design firm have teamed up to create a new breed of showroom for...
Zildjian, a cymbal company founded in Turkey in 1623, was once threatened by a sibling rift, but still thrives today.

Book details family businesses’ endurance

One lesson from some of the world’s oldest family businesses is that no matter how business savvy, inventive, closely knit, reputable or...
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