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Fast delivery their ticket to growth
Eastern Connection Operating Inc. believes it offers a major cost-saving edge in the package-delivery market, especially when competing with industry giants FedEx and UPS.
“Eastern...
Chamber joining push for boost in research funding
The “knowledge economy” is a tantalizing vision as one path for Rhode Island to shake off the economic doldrums of its shrunken manufacturing base...
Getting people working again – for themselves
When finding a job is difficult – or seems nearly impossible – one option is to hire yourself by starting a business.
The operators...
Boatyard expansion 8-year odyssey
Boating long has been an integral part of the Ocean State’s economy, as are the boatyards needed to help service the recreational segment of...
SEC rule changes cause ‘confusion’ for angels
Angel investors in Rhode Island are adapting to the initial impacts of what they say are complex – and unfolding – new rules by...
Rhode Island focus will raise WashTrust market share
Edward O. “Ned” Handy III has risen from the trenches of the region’s ever-shifting banking landscape to the executive suites of two locally prominent...
Passion there but economy squeezes ability to give
At 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday mornings, Citizens Bank Equity Analyst Gail Gavin is in the cafeteria at Winman Junior High School in Warwick having...
Friendship fabric of this ownership duo’s success
The unique line of fabric items created by Kreatelier’s owners and a complementary selection of ready-made goods have been carefully chosen to express the...
Lack of momentum hindering growth
Rhode Island is continuing its slow march toward an improved economy, but still struggling to find some economic momentum, according to economists in the...
N.B. marine terminal key to wind-energy race
The publicly congenial competition between Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind and Massachusetts’ Cape Wind to launch the first U.S. offshore wind farm and attract spinoffs...
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