Thomas Caywood
Easy references are out; liability rules
To give a reference or not? That is the question. In today's litigious society, the answer for many companies is no.
After all, a company...
Utilities’ deregulation demand a different kind of CEO
Deregulation of the electric power industry and the flurry of mergers it has sparked is beginning to change the characteristics utilities look for in...
Richard Sweet
Name: Richard Sweet
Occupation: Senior Director of Marketing and Sales for Southwest Airlines, responsible for all of the airline's field marketing activities throughout the...
Texas gas ‘rangers’ irk Smithfield official
Amid the Smithfield Town Council's public squabble with Cox Communications Inc., one Smithfield councilman is looking ahead to the proposed acquisition of the state's...
Pace is picking up for Internet users
Home-based businesses often access the Internet more like homes than businesses, via the same $20-a-month dial-up Internet accounts that personal users favor. Although businesses...
Utilities’ charges under scrutiny
You are paying too much for electricity. At least that's the opinion of three consultants hired by state Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse to scrutinize...
We’re ready to travel Y2K or not, officials say
State and federal transportation officials say the nation's planes, trains and roads are ready for the turn of the millennium in three weeks, the...
Utility purchases include odd lot of businesses
Southern Union Co. plunged into the local natural gas distribution market this fall by agreeing to buy five area gas utilities. But the $635...
Narragansett Electric offers new proposal as deadline nears
Roger Buck
Narragansett Electric Co. abandoned some controversial parts of its plan to acquire Blackstone Valley Electric Co. and Newport Electric Corp. in a filing...
Medical staff in demand despite HMO shutdowns
The health insurance crisis that has befallen Rhode Island this year isn't expected to hurt the employment prospects for doctors, nurses and other medical...
