William Hamilton
Expert: Retention is as crucial as recruiting talent
The phrase “talent war” has grown more popular in the corporate world as companies with a great need for skilled employees fight over a...
BankRI 3Q profit soars 39% to $2.3M
PROVIDENCE – Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. (Nasdaq: BARI), one of the few banks with local connections to see gains for the period, today posted...
Creating ‘places,’ not tourist traps
As a tourism industry leader, Robert Billington should be concerned about attracting visitors and their dollars to his region in northern Rhode Island. But...
Environmental groups pin hopes on Reed bill
Lawrence Taft, executive director of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, first noticed a problem back in 2003. That’s when schools, straining under skyrocketing...
Slade’s, Independent call deal a ‘perfect marriage’
CEOs Mary Lynn Lenz and Chris Oddleifson became friendly when both were appointed to head their respective Massachusetts banks about five years ago.
Lenz, the...
Students get real-world education
Kim Ahern is a second-year law student, but she didn’t expect to get this type of hands-on education so early in her legal career.
Ahern...
Florida’s tax-avoidance appeal grows
David Correira isn’t trying to get you to move. He just wants you to give it some serious thought if you own assets totaling...
‘Mature workers’ seen as neglected
Human resources executive Brandon Melton doesn’t want to know his employees’ ages, or their health issues, either. It’s his way of protecting himself and...
Phishers hit commercial customers
The e-mail has all the appearances of being helpful.
“We are sorry to inform that the fraudulents with the accounts at our bank have recently...
Dutch look to Met model for kid-centered schools
Although Dennis Littky has spent his career as an educator, these days he’s finding more and more that he’s playing the role of exporter,...
