Mike Colias/levesque@pbn.com
<b>Bears rule and investors scramble</b><br><i>401(k) owners struggle to limit their losses</i>
A few months ago, William McCourt, chief financial officer of Soluol Chemical Co. in West Warwick, took the advice of the company’s financial adviser...
Spam killers in demand, available to fend off spam-attacks
We’ve all heard the gripes from friends or co-workers: So-and-so received 50 e-mail messages overnight – but only three were "real," while the rest...
Acela gains on airlines with 9-11’s help
Geff Bottomley, corporate director of marketing for Gilbane Building Co., sounds as though he could do a commercial for Amtrak’s Acela Express service.
"It’s the...
From tiny cubicles mighty companies may grow
The offices in the new high-tech incubator at 3 Davol Square are tiny – not much bigger than a walk-in closet in some cases....
Lakeville company offers order amid IT storage chaos
Company: Neartek Inc.
Location: 10 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, Mass.
Web address: www.neartek.com
Employees: 120
Year founded: 1994
Annual revenues: WND
For companies using multiple operating systems for their IT infrastructure,...
Rising East Side prices, shrinking choices send buyers elsewhere
After renting a spacious four-bedroom apartment on East Manning Street for the past five years, Robert Leaver and his wife Michelle Gonzalez began their...
<i>Who cares if your e-mail goes south?</i>
As dozens of Rhode Island companies found out earlier this month when their Internet and e-mail connections were snapped, digital communications have become an...
In an unstable economy, hospitals face work force shortages
The health-care industry often is said to be immune to economic troubles. But the sector faces its own challenge – that of worsening worker...
<B>DISCONNECTED!</B><br><I>Log On America–Verizon dispute boots businesses off the Web</I>
Dozens of Log On America’s business customers lost Internet and e-mail services for more than a week after Verizon Communications – responding to close...
RIAC poised to pick a plan for T.F. Green’s future
After wading through more than 30 alternatives, the Rhode Island Airport Corp. board of directors is expected to select a master plan for T.F....














