Stacey Myers
Women entrepreneurs setting the pace, SBA says
Women are starting businesses twice as often as men, according to statistics commonly cited by the U.S. Small Business Administration and other groups.
That means...
Bill refiled to protect elderly from phone fraud
Legislation that would fund a $10 million educational outreach program to help protect senior citizens from telemarketing fraud - and help curb a $40...
Family, potential, RI loan brings appraisers here
Company: Allison Appraisals & Assessments, 255 Hope St., Providence
Type of business: Appraises small and family owned businesses
Managing partner: Carl Sheeler
Number of...
Investment capitalists meet RI tech
We're not in the business for singles and doubles we swing for the fence every time."
That is the motivating force behind institutional investment firms,...
Valley Resources shows wisdom of insurance outlay
Worried about the unusually warm winter weather the region has experienced in recent years, the folks at Valley Resources, Inc., a Cumberland-based natural gas...
Fleet, BankBoston face scrutiny of diverse agencies
The regulatory process for reviewing Fleet Financial Group and BankBoston's planned merger is so complex that even some regulators can't say for sure at...
Downtown gains, Social suffers from bridge work
Demolishing Woonsocket's Court Street bridge earlier this year was, by most accounts, very necessary. But the detour created while the bridge is replaced -...
City looks to hotel to fill need, office park, boost image
City officials think a proposed 100-room hotel could be just the thing to inspire some new businesses to move to the city and fill...
Insurers, auto body repairers dispute legislation
Insurance and auto body repair industry members are battling over the finer points of regulations designed to protect consumers when they have their cars...
Senate pursuing evasive lead hazard solution
The Senate commission trying to produce strong incentives for cleaning up the state's lead hazard problem seems to be grappling with potentially insoluble issues.
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