Jewelry design, repair with care
Klaus Kutter considers himself a craftsman and not a merchant, although he’s done quite well as the latter by focusing on his highly skilled...
Web 2.0 can be used to grow
Social media. What does that really mean? “Social media” include all of the Internet-based sites, tools and services where people – and businesses –...
TJX Cos. witnessing lower profits<br> despite discount products
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – TJX Cos., the owner of the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, said full-year profit would be lower than it projected as...
CBRE plans to offers 50M common shares to public
LOS ANGELES – CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., the commercial property broker that has lost 71 percent of its value this year, plans to...
Long-term care planning essential in tough times
What happens to your hard-earned savings and real estate when you need long-term care? How are you going to protect your house and other...
‘Nursing Home of the Future’ <br> initiative finishes first phase
PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory’s “Nursing Home of the Future” initiative, which is using the Tockwotton Home as a lab for new models...
Retirees eye home equity in crunch
As IRAs and 401(k) plans dwindle with the decline of the stock market, and as a result of changes in federal law this year,...
Market turmoil has workers deferring retirement
Bostonian Group Managing Director of Retirement Services Bob Clark has since 1984 been working as a financial planner specializing in retirement planning. At Bostonian,...
TJX Cos. teams with St. Vincent’s
St. Vincent’s Home, the largest residential-treatment and special education center for youth in southeastern Massachusetts, has received a $5,000 grant award from The TJX...
Editorial Cartoon: R.I. takes the lead
The Rhode Island economy, depicted as a marching band leader, is marching along beneath a headline that reads: “Leading the way to recession.” (READ...