Marion Davis
Local long-term care expert heads national post
Last October, the National Quality Forum, a public-private partnership financed by the health care industry to lead quality improvement, convened a commission to evaluate...
Premiums continue double-digit climb
The first quotes are coming in, and they don’t look good: For Oct. 1 and Jan. 1 renewals alike, brokers say, health insurance premiums...
Bank of America banks on envelope-free ATM’s
First they stopped requiring deposit slips. Then, more recently, Bank of America put out new ATM deposit envelopes that specifically direct you not to...
banks branch out to meet customer needs
The Washington Trust Company branch on Centerville Road in Warwick is built to impress: big, bright and airy, modern but with a distinct nod...
Study: Despite job spurt, R.I. sees wage disparities
A new study shows Rhode Island’s job growth in the last four years has been accompanied by an erosion in wages, and disparities between...
Hospital, union look to advance low-wage workers
Rhode Island Hospital employs almost 6,000 people, but all jobs are not equal. For every doctor making six figures, and every nurse making, on...
Search is on to find director for new tax office
When Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty and several legislators tried to create a state tax policy and research office earlier this year, Gov. Donald...
Mini-clinics face critics on CVS sites
The concept has made a stir across the country: retail-based mini-clinics offering fast, inexpensive care for common ailments. No waits, no appointments – just...
Longtime site cleanup in Attleboro nears end
The factory went up in 1916, the year President Woodrow Wilson established the national highway system, and just three years after Ford set up...
Risk assessment to the rescue
Independent management firm identifies gaps in clients' insurance policies
They specialize in the kinds of questions that give business owners a headache: How much damage...













