Natalie Myers
Industry struggles, but finds ways to survive
The names and dates change, but the theme has held constant: Rhode Island manufacturers downsizing or shutting down, moving their operations elsewhere, or just...
Pawtucket looks to help cover sprinkler costs
The high cost of sprinkler systems is not easy for some Rhode Island businesses to bear, with the tab adding up to tens and...
Several factors prompt Paramount Cards’ move
It’s been about four months since Paramount Cards moved its production functions to Ontario, Canada. As the oldest and third-largest greeting card maker in...
Debate over tax credits kills project
Discussions about reducing the state’s historic tax credit are making some developers wary – to the point that one project, involving the reuse of...
Big plans for former chemical plant
Mixed-use development slated for Rumford site
Plans are under way to redevelop the historic Rumford Chemical Works plant into a mixed-use complex incorporating residential, office...
Employers gauge value of diversity
Does it pay to invest in diversity?
It’s a notion that many, especially in the human resources world, take for granted, and yet it...
Jewelry with international flair
COMPANY PROFILE
Green River Silver Co.
OWNERS: John and Dan Goldman
(brothers)
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Silver jewelry and gift importer and retailer
LOCATIONS: 735 Hope St., Providence;
24 Brown...
U.S. Senate passes bill to fight counterfeit goods
The U.S. Senate passed an act Feb. 15 that makes trafficking in counterfeit labels or packaging a crime. The Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods...
A year later, sales are up despite bar smoking ban
Some say it hurt business, others say it didn’t. The best data available, state meals-and-beverage tax figures, suggest that if anything the smoking ban...
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