Printer helps kids get into publishing
Océ is a $4 billion international company with physical plants all over the world, including Trumbull, Conn., and Coventry. However, its forte – large-scale...
Duke University Press to use Tizra Agile PDF
PROVIDENCE – Tizra Inc. says Duke University Press has signed an agreement to use Tizra’s Agile PDF, a hosted publication sales and delivery service,...
St. Louis developer adding affordable units at ALCO
A St. Louis-based developer and its local partners have announced plans to build 201 mixed-income apartments within Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse’s American Locomotive...
EDC-sponsored Web portal aims to grow IT sector
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has launched an Internet portal to help grow the state’s information technology and digital media sector.
The new Web site,...
R.I. employment continues slow growth in August
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training last week released figures showing the state gained 300 jobs in August, marking the seventh...
Tax credit program paying off, say its supporters
Few in Rhode Island would question that the state’s historic preservation investment tax credit has fostered development. There are so many concrete examples, from...
RIEPC takes another pass at planning the future
When the R.I. Economic Policy Council published “A Rhode Island Economic Strategy: 10 Ways to Succeed without Losing Our Soul” in 2001, the public/private...
R.I. seeks to connect disabled to jobs
The director of a local program designed to help the disabled enter the work force is “cautiously optimistic” that state officials are now serious...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac allowed to expand assets
The Bush administration last week reversed policy, allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest sources of money for U.S. home loans, to...
Expo adds arts, farms to the mix
This year, in addition to perusing the booths of more than 100 businesses from across the region, attendees of the South Kingstown Chamber of...












