Michael Pare Editor
Big conventions are tricky business
Some random thoughts…
• You may have missed – in the midst of all the pomp and circumstance – that for lots of...
One hundred jobs – going, going …
You’ll have to forgive the folks up in Burrillville if they do not consider Bank of America’s takeover of Fleet to be the biggest...
An interesting hotel project – in Delaware
When I last sat down with University of Rhode Island President Dr. Robert L. Carothers – earlier this spring in his office on...
Ron Battista’s golden parachute
In granting its former President and Chief Executive Officer Ronald A. Battista a $3.1 million severance package, the board of directors of Blue...
Yes, we’d like a passbook account
When I was a kid, I loved going to the bank. I thought it was pretty cool that I had my own account –...
Investment advisors attempt to ‘demystify’personal finance
David Brochu and Jill Schlesinger
Position: Brochu is president and founding
partner of StrategicPoint Investment Advisors. Schlesinger is executive vice
president...
The dos and don’ts of downsizing
A release crossed my desk the other day from the Providence office of Lee Hecht Harrison, the national human resource consulting giant. It suggests...
Langevin on Iraq, health care and the local economic climate
James Langevin
Position: United States Congressman, 2nd District
Background: A former state legislator and Secretary of State, Langevin
has announced that he...
Some stories aren’t in the notes; often they’re in the heart
Sometimes the best stories come after a reporter's tape recorder has been turned off - or before it has been turned on.
Sometimes people say...
Wright’s Farm means family and good food
Name: Joyce Lee Galleshaw
Age: 59
Position: Owner, Wright's Farm Restaurant
Background: A one time professional dancer and dance instructor, Joyce
Galleshaw and her late...
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