Laura Ricketson
Steel prices burden local manufacturers
Rising steel and scrap steel prices have halted expansion projects for at least
six Rhode Island manufacturers, and are predicted to impact...
Fixer-uppers seen as good investment – for some
In Rhode Island’s restrictive real estate market, where the average price of
a single-family home costs $230,000, Kerri McNaughton and her fiancé...
Low-income home loan limits break $300k
Skyrocketing Rhode Island home prices have pushed up the purchase price limits
for Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation’s low interest...
Custom-built homes add personal touch
Meridian Custom Homes
Owners: Rod and Alex Mitchell
Type of Business: custom home and subdivision development and building
Location: One Richmond Square, Providence
Employees: 12 in-office;...
Law degrees can spawn non-lawyer jobs
More corporations are viewing law degrees as the “alternative MBA,” according
to one local university official – a degree that provides different...
Education Vision
Moses Brown Head of School cherishes past, evaluates future
Joanne Hoffman
Position: Head of School at Moses Brown School
Background: Hoffman has been head of school...
City trying to head off BCBS move
Providence has assembled a team of city officials to persuade Blue Cross &
Blue Shield of Rhode Island to keep its offices...
Fleet study: housing costs a deterrent to business
The rising cost of housing in Rhode Island will slowly choke the local business
community and place a burden on employers to...
State center helps firms gain federal contracts, jobs
Through the Rhode Island Procurement Technical Assistance Center, a cooperative
agreement between the state and Department of Defense, one Cranston manufacturer
...
Survey: U.S. first-quarter growth at 4.5%
The Feb. 20 fire was sparked by pyrotechnics that ignited flammable foam used as soundproofing on the club's walls. Within minutes, the one-story building...
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