Mike Colias/levesque@pbn.com
No relief foreseen from health care costs for business
A panel of Rhode Island business leaders met at the Business Expo last week to discuss reasons for the runaway health-care costs afflicting the...
O&E Health Center has answers, when your doctor might not
As the Pascaog water crisis unfolded last year, area doctors reportedly began seeing patients with headaches, rashes and respiratory problems.
But the health effects...
A change in plans – Upscale residence sought for police-fire station
To defendants in the third-floor municipal courtroom at the Providence police and fire headquarters, it’s a place to sit glumly while awaiting a parking...
Fishers seek fairness, survival
Michael Marchetti says he’s a good example of how many commercial fishermen make their living by being flexible enough to go where the fish...
MultiCell to double its space in Warwick
MultiCell Technologies, the Warwick-based biotechnology firm that was acquired last year as a wholly owned subsidiary of San Diego-based Exten Industries Inc., has signed...
May I Help You? Concierges have the answers
Businesspeople aspiring to learn the art of networking ought to stop by an upscale hotel and spend a few minutes with the concierge.
From arranging...
Wind Power: Legislation here mirrors that in the Bay State
It’s a massive undertaking: construction of 170 giant wind turbines, spread across five miles of Horseshoe Shoal, a few miles off the coast of...
In Enron’s wake, panel views business ethics
Johnson & Wales senior Chris Miksis already has seen his fair share of spotty ethical decisions during his brief career in the restaurant business....
With population holding, NE regional voice held vital
Name: James T. Brett
Position: President and CEO of The New England Council
Age: 51
Background: Served for 15 years as a member of the Massachusetts House...
Opposition rallies against SBA cuts
President Bush’s proposal to effectively halve the U.S. Small Business Administration’s flagship loan program next year has drawn the ire of lenders and small-business...
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