Marion Davis
An ‘excellent’ Assembly session
Business leaders pleased with progress made on many fronts
The 2006 legislative season didn’t look promising at the start, with a $200 million deficit and...
New industrial space at a premium
Prices at Quonset Point up sharply as the demand for land increases
The building is almost ready: 115,000 square feet for offices, product engineering and...
Brown, Oak Ridge set up new research affiliation
Brown University has signed a three-year collaboration agreement with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance research and teaching, with an emphasis in materials science...
NIH gives startup $2.8M for sepsis, anthrax trials
Every year, across the United States, nearly 800,000 people develop severe sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body is overwhelmed by infection, and...
Landmark goes public with Blue Cross rate battle
For three of the last four years, Landmark Medical Center has lost money on its operations: $1.86 million in 2002; $166,000 in 2003 and...
Health care reforms take center stage
But subsidy based on premium tax defeated
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of our print story.
After months of public hearings and back-room negotiations,...
Tax guru: Progress in 2006, but more is needed
For more than three decades, Gary S. Sasse and his team at the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council have tracked state and local government...
Bristol visitors’ center highlights local charms
East Bay Chamber aids town with new facility
Newport and Providence both have visitors’ centers. So does Warren – a little place where you can...
Auto body shops clash with DBR over legislation
A longstanding dispute between insurers and auto-body shops has taken an ugly turn this year, with each side accusing the other of putting profits...
CEO offers advice to ‘emerging’ business owners
Nadine Thompson never imagined she’d become a star in the world of “network marketing” – that odd hybrid between socializing and sales that Tupperware...
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