Top business plans focus on safety, health
The developer of software that transforms cell phones into automated security devices and a student team that uses peer pressure to help lower employers’...
R.I. house prices drop in 1Q<br> but brokers’ sales grow
Two reports issued last week on first-quarter Rhode Island residential real estate sales painted contrasting pictures of the market, suggesting that while Realtors may...
Rapid advances expected to transform human life
By 2015, technology will have significantly changed life as we live it in the developed world, impacting every aspect of society and the economy.
That...
Legislators target REIT tax ‘loophole’
Forget for a moment whether it’s good or bad. Here’s how it works:
A company creates a subsidiary to buy and manage property –...
Pawtucket Hampton Inn plans nearing fruition
A long-delayed plan to build a Hampton Inn on Pawtucket’s waterfront is finally moving forward, with construction expected to begin this summer, after all...
Inclusion needed for minority business
It is not surprising that white-owned businesses earn more than those owned by minorities, but the size of the gap found by a U.S....
Verizon donates $10K to zoo’s Trixie’s Fund
Roger Williams Park Zoo received a $10,000 donation from Verizon for Trixie’s Fund, a field trip grant program that enables school children in Rhode...
The public should always demand good journalism
In the public’s eyes, just about the only folks struggling with believability issues more than the Bush administration are journalists.
And journalists largely have themselves...
Commercial transactions
Following are the most recently filed commercial real estate transactions in Rhode Island and Bristol Co., Mass. The listing is copyrighted by Banker &...
Carcieri wants new Power Authority<br> to promote renewables
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has submitted a bill to the General Assembly to create a R.I. Power Authority to spearhead the development...
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