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Move beyond the price when making the sale

There is no absence of words to live by. They range from offering good advice – “On the keyboard of life, always keep one...
CLAWING AT SUCCESS: Lobster.com owner Andrew Rock had originally thought of selling his sought-after domain name before deciding to develop the e-commerce business on his own. /

A delicacy delivered fresh daily

Here in New England, we’re lucky enough to have lobsters on our restaurant menus, live in the tanks at our supermarkets, and for sale...

LIN TV Corp. predicts end of agreement<br> with signal carrier Charter...

PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. said last week cable operator Charter Communications Inc. may stop carrying its signals this month because the two sides...

Shazamm plans move to Pawtucket development

WARWICK – Atrion Networking Corporation announced last week that its newly-acquired artistic arm, Shazamm, will move its operations to the Hope Artiste Village in...

Staples aims to increase Corporate Express value

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Staples Inc.’s chief executive officer said last week that the office-supplies retail is aiming to boost profitability at Corporate Express NV’s...

Bill could see taxes paid by receivers

PROVIDENCE – The state House of Representatives last week passed legislation aimed at helping cities and towns prevent cash flow problems brought on by...
SOURCE: R.I. Housing
DESPITE A DIP in Rhode Island foreclosures in April, the month still saw more than double the amount it did in the same period last year. /

Reed backs foreclosure reforms

The nation’s economy will worsen unless the federal government takes strong action to resolve the foreclosure crisis and help prevent hundreds of thousands of...

Despite stricter law, bankruptcies rising in R.I.

The calls have come unrelentingly into the office of bankruptcy lawyer Charles A. Pisaturo Jr., all of them from people looking for financial relief. Most...
DE LA SALLE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS are planning a 60-acre development that would be 75-percent affordable housing. /

Narragansett housing proposed for needy seniors

Since its founding in France more than 300 years ago, the mission of the De La Salle Christian Brothers has mostly been to help...
FROM LEFT: John A. Murphy, capital campaign co-chair; Anne Maxwell, capital campaign co-chair; Thomas W. Kelly, BankNewport president and CEO; Rosemary Enright, Jamestown Historical Society president; and Michael DeVito, vice president and Jamestown branch manager /

BankNewport donates to historical society museum

BankNewport awarded a $10,000 grant in support of construction costs for an accessibility ramp at the Jamestown Historical Society Museum. BankNewport President and CEO...
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