BCBSRI-CNE skirmish could lead to improvement
As a somewhat bemused business community observes the very public contract dispute between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Care...
The winding path of entrepreneurship
(This is the second installment in an occasional series on the issues and challenges that confront enrollees in the 13-week Center for Women &...
SAMP feared as threat to fishing
As the state moves forward with the creation of zoning regulations for Rhode Island’s coastal waters, commercial fishermen are worried their interests will not...
After the brainstorm: Now what?
David Brochu had an idea he thought could help lift the state out of its economic funk, and he figured Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s...
‘Smart grid’ will let consumers control energy
In an effort to build awareness about the need to invest in upgrading the nation’s electric grid, the U.S. Department of Energy recently turned...
Carcieri considers instituting loan-guarantee plan
The Carcieri administration is mulling over establishing some type of state loan-guarantee program intended to keep credit flowing to local businesses at a time...
FM Global headquarters on track despite challenge
With the steel frame built, the edging for the glass curtain wall going up outside and heating ducts already on the ceilings in the...
Regional marine trade group making connections
A regional trade association for companies that specialize in marine and ocean technology has a new lease on life.
The Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network...
Home, work never far for cobbler and salon owners
After dinner most nights and during the day on most Mondays, his day off, Colonial Shoe Repair owner and cobbler Stephen Villari makes his...
Building around active hospital challenges Shawmut
When you’re working on a construction project at an active hospital with 50 to 60 daily ambulance arrivals, it’s going to be an issue...
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