Mike Colias
Small electricity users getting little choice
The chairman of the state's Public Utilities Commission told a House committee last week that he doesn't think retail competition will ever materialize for...
R. I. Hospital charts $70 million facelift
Rhode Island Hospital president and chief executive officer, Dr. Joseph F. Amaral takes a matriarchal view of his institution.
Over the years the hospital has...
Response to flu shot varies from tepid to full
There was no line to get flu shots last week for employees of Ross-Simons Jewelers in Cranston.
Although more than 500 employees work at the...
Towns can make the process difficult – Zoning board, codes, neighbors...
In some Rhode Island towns, starting a home-based business can be a bureaucratic headache.
It usually requires convincing the town zoning board to grant a...
For starters, advice is available, but you must choose your business
As the executive director of the Home-based Business Association of Rhode Island, Renee Fullerton fields all kinds of questions from entrepreneurs: What kind of...
Control of pain lifts lives of aged
Betsy Canino, assistant director of nursing at the Scandinavian Home in Cranston, can't believe that this is the same patient.
A few months ago, the...
Health care accountability, portability on horizon
Health-care providers and insurers have had the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) on their radar screens for years. Most are now...
Business seeks voice in health care
A new, broad-based group of Rhode Island health-industry and business leaders hopes to give employers a voice in the debate over the quality and...
Electricity rates fall for homes, businesses
Electricity rates for Rhode Island consumers and businesses continue to drop.
Narragansett Electric late last month filed with the Public Utilities Commission a proposed rate...
Still in demand – building trades workers
If Rhode Island's economy is in a recession - and most local economists say it is - it hasn't done much to dampen the...
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