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BATTLING BURNOUT: On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. The hospital is one of many employers dealing with pandemic-induced staffing shortages. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Are staff shortages negatively affecting your individual workload or your company’s...

While some businesses have prospered amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many more have struggled through one existential competitive or economic challenge after another. The latest...
JOSH SAAL, who resigned as the state's housing secretary on Jan. 11 after some leaders expressed disappointment in his performance, has been hired as a temporary consultant by the state. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Five Questions With: Josh Saal

Josh Saal | Deputy secretary of commerce for housing, R.I. Executive Office of Commerce 1. What’s your outlook on Rhode Island’s housing situation, in terms...

Beware of a mismanaged cloud

Organizations’ failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and...

A bit of optimism in recent climate reports

It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies...

The future of misinformation on Twitter?

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is acquiring Twitter in a $44 billion deal that will take the publicly traded company private. In a filing...
Robert and Rena DiMuccio

DiMuccios receive 2022 Ben Mondor Award from Northern Rhode Island Chamber

ROBERT A. DIMUCCIO, chairman, CEO and president of Lincoln-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co., and his wife, Rena, recently received the 2022 Ben Mondor Award...

The importance of ESG for companies

As the mantra to “make the world a better place” echoes throughout society, civic-minded groups, conservationists and organizations have led the charge to elevate...

Are you coachable?

Pat Riley, president of the Miami Heat and a longtime highly successful NBA coach, used to ask his players “Are you F.A.T.?” F.A.T. was...

Business Bestsellers

Baby Steps Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth – and How You Can Too by Dave Ramsey. The book features stories from ordinary...

Five Questions With: Jon Tetrault

While other members of his family forged careers in the construction industry, lifelong Lincoln resident Jon Tetrault decided to pursue his passion for real...
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