Providence falls in best-for-business ranking
LOS ANGELES – Providence fell 10 spots to No. 39 while Boston moved up to No. 2 in MarketWatch’s second annual ranking of the...
Real estate turnaround still a ways away
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s commercial and industrial real estate markets this year have slowed, as the residential housing crisis has turned into an across-the-board...
Mass. targets 4 local cities for foreclosure aid
BOSTON – Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton are among the 39 communities “hardest hit by foreclosure” slated to receive part of Massachusetts’...
Aspen Aerogels named top emerging company
CAMBRIDGE – Aspen Aerogels Inc., a nanotechnology firm that designs and manufactures energy-efficient insulation products, was named Emerging Company of the Year at the...
R.I. bioscience policies are focus of Friday event
PROVIDENCE — Tech Collective will host a panel discussion on Friday morning about the Rhode Island bioscience industry and government efforts to boost the...
BX.com readies $25M acquisition fund
PROVIDNECE — The e-commerce software company BX.com Inc. plans to take advantage of the current economic downturn to acquire some of its weaker competitors’...
Mixed report card on broadband speeds in R.I.
Rhode Island has the third-highest percentage of high-speed broadband Internet connections in the U.S., according to a new report, but broadband usage overall appears...
R.I. to expand methane-to-power plant
JOHNSTON – Methane gas released by decomposing waste at the state Central Landfill is transformed into electric power by international power-plant owner, operator and...
Nov. auto sales are forecast to fall 32%
Auto sales nationwide probably fell last month, as wary consumers shunned big-ticket purchases and U.S. automakers began seeking federal aid, based on industry forecasts...
Five Questions With: Michael Gurau
Michael Gurau is a venture capitalist working out of Freeport, Maine. For five years, Gurau and his partner, Michael Burgmaier, have run a venture-capital...
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