Thomas Caywood
Future is here! On Plainfield Pike
Behind an unmarked storefront in a strip mall along an industrial stretch of Plainfield Pike in Cranston, the future of office furniture can be...
Era of high-speed trains begins, almost
Six passengers stand on the train platform quietly smoking and shifting their weight from one leg to the other and back. In the cavernous...
One-stop process nears for communicating
Americans communicate at the dawn of the 21st century a lot like our grandparents ate in the early 1900s. Sure, we have a vast...
Narragansett gets closer to rate plan acceptance
Emergency Council Chairman Roger Buck.
Narragansett Electric Co.'s plan to bring Rhode Island closer to one set of electric rates got another boost last week...
In a high tech world, demand for ITs grows
Computer engineers. Computer support specialists. Database administrators. Systems analysts. Securities salesmen. The fastest-growing occupations of the future mostly will be high-technology positions or require...
PUC nominee to face scrutiny
Gov. Lincoln Almond's pick for chairman of the Public Utilities Commission collected a paycheck from the state's largest electric utility for much of the...
Good listeners held vital for real estate
A good real estate agent doesn't have to be pushy to succeed, but he or she better be a good listener and know the...
Flexibility gave VR Industries its niche
Name: VR Industries Inc.
Owner: Fred Pestana, president and chief executive officer
Business: Electro-mechanical contract manufacturing specialists
Location: Warwick
Employees: 34
1999 Revenue: WND
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Retail heating oil prices climb out of sight
February is here, but many Rhode Islanders are still staggering from January's one-two punch to the wallet. First, residents had to crank up their...
New wireless phones can dial-up web
Think of it as the Internet on the run. The new generation of digital wireless telephones allows users to tap into the World Wide...
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