Laura Ricketson
Local businesses getting wind of renewable energy
Whole Foods Market and one small Rhode Island business have decided to go “green,” and clean energy experts are hopeful this local push will...
Zebra Technologies to cut 200 workers
Illinois-based Zebra Technologies is moving its mobile printer manufacturing
operation in Warwick to California, eliminating 200 of its 400 Rhode Island
...
Terrorism insurance vital for some industries
Energy, media, and the food and beverage industries topped the list of business
sectors that purchased terrorism insurance since 2002 when President...
Industrial real estate in demand
Despite the continued drop in manufacturing operations in Rhode Island, a real
estate report shows that industrial and other commercial building prices...
Report shows growing demand for home-based care
Seniors and their families are increasingly turning
to home- and community-based long-term care, according to a recent report. While
overall...
Leading by Example
Nonprofit fosters business leaders
Kathleen A. Swann, Ph.D.
Position: President and CEO of Leadership Rhode Island, a
24-year-old nonprofit formed by the Greater Providence...
‘Free banking’ incentives attempt to lure customers
Sign up for a checking account with direct deposit and free online banking, and get $100 deposited into your account. Refer a friend...
‘Free banking’ incentives attempt to lure customers
Sign up for a checking account with direct deposit and free online banking, and get $100 deposited into your account. Refer a friend...
Board members’ pay deemed excessive, justified
Compensation to board of directors at Rhode Island-based public companies range
from a few thousand dollars to as much as $90,000, not...
Bracing for federal cuts
Manufacturers face higher training feesA Commerce Department decision to slash 63 percent of its funding to a national
nonprofit manufacturing group could...
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