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Covidien seeks tax breaks for $20M expansion
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Covidien Ltd., the large medical devices and supplies company, is seeking state and local tax breaks as an incentive for the...
A new way to quickly track offenders
Lighthouse Computer Services Inc. is putting the finishing touches on a new high-tech criminal tracking system that company and state officials say could revolutionize...
Food geek makes a yeasty success
Until her sophomore year of college, Lynn Williams assumed she would spend her life working in a cubicle. She said recently, “I didn’t realize...
Too little insurance can be costly for businesses
When entrepreneurs start a new business, one of the first big expenses they incur is commercial insurance to protect themselves from losses due to...
Five Questions With: Joel Evans
East Greenwich resident Joel Evans founded Geek.com back in 1996. The tech Web site, which prides itself on being “written by geeks for geeks,”...
SafeData launches new system reliability product
WARWICK – SafeData LLC, a technology company focused on helping companies protect data, minimize downtime and recover and restore data quickly, has launched a...
Ananke wins gold certification for MS upgrades
PROVIDENCE – Ananke IT Solutions has been certified by software giant Microsoft Inc. as one of its Gold-Certified Desktop Deployment Planning Services (DDPS) partners.
“Sooner...
Surveys say tech spending will stay strong
Despite continued economic worries, two new surveys suggest both consumers and businesses plan to spend more on technology over the next year.
The monthly Index...
Verizon FiOS adds 75 channels
BOSTON – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has added 75 new channels to its FiOS fiber-optic television service.
Fifty-five of the 75 new channels are...
Proposed rules change coastal building practices
The R.I. Building Code Commission and the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) are in the final stages of drafting new rules that will...














