Future innovation demands more collaboration today
Today’s conversation on innovation typically focuses on individual companies or market sectors. But with his new book, “Innovation Nation,” serial innovator John Kao has...
St. Florian elected to AIA College of Fellows
PROVIDENCE – Friedrich St. Florian, a professor emeritus of the Rhode Island School of Design and the designer of the $160 million World War...
Linens among life’s finer things
Selling queen-size bedroom linen sets with an average cost of about $500, and as high as $800, requires a certain amount of tact.
But Wendy...
SBANE still seeking nominees for 2008 Innovation Awards
WALTHAM, Mass. – There’s still time, until 5 p.m. Wednesday, to submit nominations to the Smaller Business Association of New England’s annual Innovation Awards....
Networking sites can help businesses
Business networking Web sites, or more generally, “social networking” sites with a business bent are exploding across the Internet. If you’ve resisted the temptation...
High school robotics teams vie in Tech Challenge
WARWICK – Teams from more than 30 high schools across the state took part in the annual For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...
Providence brewed up big change in coffee
Two decades ago, a coffee revolution started in Providence. It was not about frothy drinks or selling CDs. Rather, it was about a local...
Student startups impress investors
Josh Bonnenberg recently launched a startup company that manufactures satchels for bicyclists, and now his mind is swimming with ideas on improving the business.
The...
Metro region must embrace innovation economy,<br> speakers tell ’08 Economic Outlook...
PROVIDENCE – During 2008, the economic vitality of Providence will depend on the increasingly-important role of its hospitals, its ability to attract outsiders and...
Converted Organics in deal to sell greenhouse credits
BOSTON and NEW YORK – Food-waste-to-fertilizer startup Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) and RNK Capital LLC today announced a plan to generate and sell...