Ted Nesi
Mean comments leading newspapers to cut back
Newspaper websites’ comment sections can be some of the roughest places on the Internet, with frequently anonymous writers taking shots at everyone from President...
Contech to renovate Providence HQ
PROVIDENCE – Contech Medical Inc., a contract manufacturer of medical devices, plans to upgrade and renovate its 100,000-square-foot headquarters on Hartford Avenue with a...
Curry pokes fun at her Wheaton mix-up
NORTON – Ann Curry may not have realized which Wheaton College she was visiting last Saturday, but she certainly has proved herself to be...
House panel OKs $7.8B R.I. budget for ’11
PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee on Thursday night approved a $7.8 billion tax-and-spending blueprint for the fiscal year that starts July 1 just...
WJAR newscasts win May ratings race
PROVIDENCE – WJAR-TV NBC 10’s weekday newscasts beat the competition in every time slot during the crucial May ratings race, but the station’s viewership...
Wheaton lays off 17; economy blamed
NORTON – Wheaton College laid off 17 employees and eliminated 12 other vacant positions this week after the recession took a bite out of...
Fall enrollment on track at local colleges
PROVIDENCE – Colleges and universities in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., generally had good results this spring enrolling students for the incoming Class...
Honeywell to buy Uvex owner Sperian
(Updated, 3:00 p.m.)
SMITHFIELD – Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to buy France’s Sperian Protection S.A., which makes protective goggles under brands including Uvex Safety,...
Providence one of 10 ‘most underrated’
PROVIDENCE – How is Rhode Island’s capital city like Rodney Dangerfield? It gets no respect.
That, at least, is the opinion of the editors at...
Five Questions With: Susan Newman
Susan Newman is chief financial officer at Moran Shipping Agencies Inc. in Providence.
PBN: Many people may have never heard of ships agents. What does...
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