Mike Colias
URI, biotech firms team up
The state’s budding biotechnology industry needs skilled workers. The University of Rhode Island plans to supply them.
URI this month began recruiting students...
Amgen seeks Enbrel approval for psoriasis
Amgen Inc. announced last week that it has applied for federal
approval to market its blockbuster Enbrel drug as a treatment for...
Medical group eyes dropping United over doctors’ pay
One of Rhode Island’s largest medical practices is threatening to stop accepting UnitedHealthcare of New England members because it says the insurer is...
TransCanada eyes local energy market
TransCanada Corp., one of North America’s biggest energy companies, wants to expand its power portfolio in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a company spokesman...
Former Blue Cross employees make transition to Perot
Victor Pigoga was less than thrilled when Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island set out in early 2002 to find a vendor...
Brown may expand into Jewelry District
Brown University plans to buy the former Speidel building in Providence’s Jewelry
District and transform it into a new biomedical research center,...
Feds pitching boat buyback
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a printer error, the complete story is not available in our print edition. Below is the full story.
With restrictions...
Portsmouth’s private club caters to affluent enclave
At a quarter-billion dollars, it’s one of the most expensive private investment projects ever embarked on in Rhode Island.
Yet few people...
Bristol firm focuses on innovative sailboat masts
Name: Eric Hall
Position: President, Hall Spars & Rigging
Background: Founded Hall Spars in 1980. Worked in the spar division
of...
Lawyers see complex provisions in Bush’s $350-billion tax plan
A hodgepodge of phase-ins, sunsets and retroactive provisions in President Bush’s recently passed $350-billion tax cut should keep tax attorneys and accountants busy for...
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