Richard Asinof
When only getaways for two will do
“It’s like, wow, we really do still love each other,” gushed Debbie Celio, after a recent romantic weekend with her husband at the Abigail...
State leaders offer plan to aid small business
State leaders unveiled a package of legislative proposals last week aimed at removing regulatory barriers and fostering growth for small businesses in Rhode Island....
Burst of home sales in R.I.
For Benjamin Wachter, 31, the recently expired $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers was too great an opportunity to pass up.
He, his wife, Anastasia,...
R.I. leaders unveil small-business bills
(Updated, 12 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – State leaders on Tuesday endorsed a package of legislative proposals under the banner “Making It Easy To Do Business in...
Nonprofit wants USS JFK for Newport
NEWPORT – A nonprofit group has launched a bid to bring the retired aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to Rhode Island and turn...
America’s Cup details coming Thursday
(Updated, 9:55 a.m.)
NEWPORT – Organizers of the effort to have Newport host the 2013 America’s Cup race say they may learn more about the...
Verizon halts FiOS build-out
Verizon Communications Inc. has halted its nationwide build-out of its $23 billion high-speed broadband, TV and phone network, known as FiOS, with most of...
Summit seeks consensus on plan to grow jobs
The Rhode Island Economic Summit, hosted by U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., last month at the Community College of Rhode Island campus in...
Study supports endangered film tax credit
The first, comprehensive study of the economic impact of Rhode Island’s Motion Picture Tax Credit has found that from 2005 through 2009, $57.6 million...
Teaching a state how to teach its students better
It has been a tumultuous first year on the job for Commissioner Deborah A. Gist, who began work on July 1, 2009. Despite the...
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