URI’s leader gives encouraging signs
David M. Dooley, the new president of the University of Rhode Island, is focusing on collaboration and cross-pollination in a big way, which should...
Luring United to R.I. step in right direction
United Natural Foods’ move from Connecticut to its new corporate headquarters in Providence brings 181 new jobs to a state in desperate need of...
R.I.’s bigger picture demands leadership
Less brinksmanship and more statesmanship. That is great advice always, but especially relevant in the discussions about how to use the land that will...
GA must show small business it is listening
It takes a lot of sandwiches for Rich Paolo, owner of Cumberland’s Pamfilio’s Deli and Catering, just to cover the cost of his state...
Hope for best, but plan for worst on flu threat
State health officials are projecting that up to half of Rhode Island’s population could become infected by the latest wave of the swine flu....
Nevermind the recession, innovation lives in R.I.
Never is the need to innovate more acute then during an economic downturn.
As money tightens, products and services that demonstrate increasing value are...
Council 94 an example of fractured leadership
Rhode Island’s affinity for local power brokers has once again reared its ugly head with the rejection by leaders of the state’s largest public...
Time for governor to decide on energy post
It’s been nearly two months since Andrew Dzykewicz resigned as commissioner of the R.I. Office of Energy Resources. Not only hasn’t a replacement been...
Investor protection needs to be updated
All the shouting coming from Washington, D.C., these days seems to be about health care, executive salaries, and the effects of the stimulus bill....
Waterfront residences should be allowed
As the City Plan Commission continues to approve individual neighborhood plans as part of the updating of the Providence comprehensive plan, India Point residents...
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