Natalie Myers
SBA’s new ‘Patriot’ loans<br> offer special perks to vets
Bob Polito, director of government-guaranteed lending for Webster Bank, already has three veterans waiting to apply for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new Patriot...
Revisiting the U.S. Chamber poll: Are R.I.’s courts fair?
The radio ad paid for by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform began with the honking of horns and a commentator who said,...
New owners cut back newspapers’ staffs
As of today, The Times of Pawtucket has a total of two news reporters, three sportswriters and one photographer. Four of their colleagues –...
Exploring Latinos’ culture along with their language
The two-day Spanish immersion program starts with a typical Dominican breakfast. Co-creator Sixcia Devine is Dominican, after all, as are many others in Providence.
Then...
Latino market advice with an eye for the nuances
George L. Ortiz Jr. is making sure his company, Hispanic Research Group, has a presence wherever Latino populations are growing significantly.
It’s important for...
Making ‘historic’ mill windows<br> on an industrial scale
What do you do when you’re rehabbing a late-1800s/early 1900s mill and need to replace about 1,500 windows – yet keep them authentic, to...
Credit unions find niche in small business loans
Measured by dollars loaned, Coastway Credit Union was the No. 1 U.S. Small Business Administration lender in Rhode Island last year, and the No....
Capturing American life in intimate conversations
The interviews are deeply personal, intimate conversations – between friends, siblings, life partners, a child and a parent – about experiences that...
St. Francis Chapel to become a hotel
Evan Granoff, partner of Granoff Associates, said he thinks the benefits of a mid-priced hotel in the financial district of downtown Providence will extend...
Facing a rising tide of uninsured
As Lisa Smolski walks through the cheerful yellow hallways of the Rhode Island Free Clinic’s new space on the third floor of 655 Broad...
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