Thomas Caywood
Local service providers unfazed by free Internet access
Although there may be no such thing as a free lunch, a California company and others like it have begun offering free Internet access....
Service industries still top draw in job needs
The hottest careers in 1999 continue to be concentrated in the service industries, according to government and university officials. In Rhode Island, the most...
Victoria & Co. shifts jobs overseas
Local jewelry maker Victoria & Co. has placed the 300 or so employees of the Meriden, Conn., plant it bought earlier this year on...
Maytag Corp. buys the rights to RISD’s Universal Kitchen
Your house is outdated. Don't worry. You're not alone.
Even the most modern American homes harbor a relic from earlier in the century: the kitchen....
Cellular Medicine growing
As the Rhode Island Center for Cellular Medicine nears its third anniversary, the state-funded center of excellence has eight fledgling biotechnology companies under its...
RI among Internet link leaders
The greater Providence area is one of the more wired places in the country, according to a survey released last week by Scarborough Research....
Federal funds bolster trains, planes, autos
President Clinton last week signed a federal transportation-spending bill that includes $23.1 million for Rhode Island transportation projects. The money is earmarked for specific...
Demand remains high for IT jobs
Information technology workers will continue to be in demand in New England during the last three months of the year, according to a survey...
Some lawyers slow to embrace technology
Local attorney Peter Lacouture has seen the standard for speedy legal correspondence evolve from first class mail to overnight shipping to facsimile machines to...
Bell Atlantic, others ready to speed access to Internet
Rhode Island Internet users stuck in the information super-highway's slow lane may soon get their chance to step on the gas. Bell Atlantic Corp....
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