Mary Lhowe
Finding solutions in collaborations
If the internet had not already gobbled up the phrase "linked in," that could have been the 2016 street name for Dr. Timothy J....
Dr. Rajiv Kumar
What are the biggest hurdles to starting a business in Rhode Island?
One of the biggest hurdles is access to capital. A lot of metropolitan...
‘It seems now that everyone is rowing in the same direction’
Maria Tocco is founder and market manager of Providence Flea LLC, a weekly outdoor marketplace where crafts makers and collectors show and sell their...
Fighting cyberthreats is job of everyone on a keyboard
In the complex and shadowy world of cyberfraud, the employee sitting at a keyboard is both a company's weakest link and first line of...
Diversity trend spurs better service, growth
About 18 months ago Tufts Health Plan, which provides health insurance to 1 million customers in New England, was surprised by demographic news that...
Many factors push against medical-cost restraint
Insurers, doctors and hospitals are ratcheting down the cost of health care with slow and difficult methods, like redesigning doctors' practices and persuading patients...
Summit: Insurers, doctors, hospitals and patients need to change patterns to...
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WARWICK – Controlling health care costs is largely a matter of supply and demand, but Rhode Island tradition throws some...
A new way to build bridges
ARCHITECTURE,
CONSTRUCTION,
ENGINEERING
As with windshield wipers, you never seem to notice or appreciate a bridge as much as when it quits on you.
Twenty-two percent of...
Hard work, but better health
CEO (or equivalent): Thomas A. Lawson Number of employees: 3,800
If you are reading this while sitting at a desk, chances are that some...
Melding fitness with charitable work
Ocean State Job Lot began preparing a year ago to create an employee wellness program with a logical first step: It asked its employees...
