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Nirva R. LaFortune

LaFortune named president of FirstWorks board of directors

NIRVA R. LAFORTUNE, executive director of City Year Providence and a former Providence city councilor, was recently named the new board president of the...

Happiness isn’t hard to find

There was once a farmer who won the award for the best wheat in the county every year. One day a woman asked him...
Vivek Astvansh

A marketing dilemma: How to handle a competitor’s setback

Imagine: You’re in charge of marketing for a major automaker, and your biggest competitor just recalled thousands of vehicles. Now customers are worried about...
Edward M. Mazze

Business needs the U.S. Department of Education to survive

President Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Trump and other critics argue that this federal...
Bedassa Tadesse

A costly trade war still looms over us

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on Feb. 1 to slap steep tariffs on imports from key American trading partners – 25% on...

Five Questions With: Richard Baccari II

Richard Baccari II is CEO and president of Churchill & Banks Cos. LLC. He initially joined the firm as property manager in 1999, was...

Five Questions With: Christine Heine

Christine Heine is the incoming head of school for Rocky Hill Country Day School in East Greenwich. Heine, who will begin her new role...

Is President Donald Trump right to aggressively move to shrink the...

An estimated 50,000 federal employees had accepted a deferred-resignation package offered by the Trump administration before a judge paused a Feb. 6 deadline after...

Five Questions With: Christine Haner

Christine Haner was named director of referrals and relocation for Residential Properties Ltd. Previously, she served as the firm’s relocation and e-lead manager, after...

Commentary: To save R.I. health care, invest more in Medicaid

Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis, and it cannot be ignored any longer.  As many Rhode Islanders can attest, booking a doctor’s appointment...
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