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Tizra wins Slater funds and gains new partners

PROVIDENCE – The two-year-old e-publishing service provider Tizra Inc. has been on a roll recently, winning new funding support from the state and moving...

Regional banks see losses in 3Q; BofA profit sinks

The third quarter wasn’t pretty for two regional banks that conduct business in Rhode Island. Philadelphia-based Sovereign Bancorp has said it lost $982 million...

Veteran scribe to head <br>UWRI public relations

Faye B. Zuckerman has been named vice president of public relations at United Way of Rhode Island. She will be responsible for managing the...

BancorpRI reports 2% gain for third quarter

Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. last week posted a 2.02 percent year-over-year increase in its earnings for the third quarter, a period in which some...
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Editorial Cartoon: No Candy Halloween

The State of Rhode Island is depicted as a house with a note tacked to the front door. Outside the front door is a...

Turmoil may create more savers, dampen business

The U.S. may be on its way to becoming a nation of savers, whether Americans like it or not. With home and stock prices declining...
TOOLS OF THE TRADE: Adler’s Hardware co-owner Marc Adler says that the store is a frequent stop for college students looking for materials for school projects. /

So much more than a hardware store

Dale Chihuly, internationally renowned glass artist and former Rhode Island School of Design faculty member, left Providence in 1982 to settle back in his...

Now is time to take stock <br> of what taxes return to...

“Lower taxes” is the mantra in this, the political season, with a corollary cry for “less government.” But before we cast our votes, let us...

Consider technology’s efficiency

In a dismal economy, technology represents a delicate balancing act for many small-business owners. On the one hand, you want your business to operate...

Don’t look now, but another crash<br> is waiting to happen

If Sherlock Holmes were analyzing the credit crunch, he would be drawing our attention to the dog that didn’t bark, just as he did...
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