Michael Pare
RI beats Denver to Gravity Games
By the time the hour-long press conference at the Rhode Island Convention Center Rotunda was over, it was hard not to believe that NBC...
Arts & Entertainment rush adds Pawtucket, Westerly
For all the talk of establishing an Arts & Entertainment district in downtown Providence, few artists - or entertainers - have taken up digs...
Private gifts give boost to URI arena project
While the General Assembly and Gov. Lincoln Almond have agreed in principle to build a sports arena and convocation center on the University of...
Bryant College-Navy collaborate to create new graduate program
U.S. Senator John Chafee has appealed to Secretary of the Navy Richard J. Danzig to implement a federal initiative that would establish an experimental...
EPC will lobby legislators for additional Slater funds
This spring, Christopher "Kip" Bergstrom, executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, expects to deliver a series of reports to legislators at...
Legislature asked to remove Sunday work rule restrictions
While the business community has enjoyed its share of legislative success in recent years - including improvements to the workers' compensation system and tax...
Turks Head headquarters in prospect for Bank RI
One of downtown's most prominent parcels of real estate - the Turks Head Building at Westminster and Dorrance streets - is undergoing $2 million...
Investing in South Providence
It is early afternoon on Prairie Avenue in the heart of South Providence and the skies are gray. Not far away Amos House -...
RI holiday spending up, but still below expectations
While consumers spent more this holiday season than a year ago, their spending was about 14 percent below what pre-holiday surveys said they would...
Business, labor join to promote Quonset port
It is an approach that helped restructure the Rhode Island workers' compensation system and to foster changes to the way unemployment insurance is calculated....
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