Natalie Myers
Safety gear maker set to add jobs
Acquisition last year expands product lines
A Cranston-based manufacturer of personal protection gear says it expects to increase sales by 25 percent, and create 50...
Grants help company get IT edge
Since Moran Shipping Agencies applied for its first state work-force grant in 1999, the company’s business has almost tripled, said Jason Kelly, vice president...
Amos House finds it pays to have a small business
New café could support restaurant jobs program
When Amos House launched a micro-business two years ago that catered lunches for two local charter schools, it...
Students learn that life, plans are often different
Writing a business plan is one thing. But translating it into action is a completely different thing. At least, that is what Minal Vora...
Bills target contractors who duck ‘prevailing wage’
The General Assembly has approved a bill that would increase fines tenfold for violations of a prevailing-wage law that dictates the hourly pay on...
Digital snapshots of student skills
COMPANY PROFILE
Ideas Consulting Inc.
Owners: David Niguidula and
Reina Quintero
Type of Business: Software and consulting for K-12 schools
Location: 134 Thurbers Ave., Providence
Employees: 10
Year Founded: 1999
Annual Sales:...
Artists, merchants transform Warren
In small steps, a town rebuilds its retail hub
It’s difficult to pinpoint what exactly turned Warren’s historic downtown from a few low-key streets with...
Nanotech firm to open East Providence facility
Insulation production to lead to job growth
After nearly six months of construction and renovations, Aspen Aerogels is close to opening its new manufacturing plant...
Forum expands definition of the ‘creative economy’
Innovation seen as key to Rhode Island’s future
If creativity is about taking five minutes out of the day to sit in a corner and...
CCRI, Taco team up for machine operator training
Brian Oliver has worked in manufacturing in Rhode Island for 20 years. He learned how to operate computer numerical control (CNC) machines on the...
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