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The ‘healthy living’ section

This special section appeared in the print edition of Providence Business News on Feb. 25, 2008. The stories are linked below; they will be...
COMMIT TO QUIT, run by The Miriam Hospital, is part of a comprehensive study aimed at getting women to stop smoking. /

R.I. research builds hope for medical breakthroughs

It’s happening right in our back yard. At Brown University, at major local hospitals, in business and academic labs, and in private medical practices,...
THE HEALTHPACT PLANS unveiled last summer by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller to help make health insurance more affordable for small businesses have attracted few subscribers, OHIC figures show. /

HealthPact initiative slow to catch on

It was one of R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller’s most ambitious initiatives, almost two years in the making, designed to not only...

A celebration of Hope in song

The Cumberland High School Clef Singers performed at last week’s 2008 Rhode Island’s Hope Award ceremony that honored a Warwick man for bravery at...
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SBANE members back Obama, even over McCain

Grafton “Cap” Willey has been taking polls for years at the monthly meetings of the Small Business Association of New England, but he was...

Driver, monument firm earn 2008 Hope Awards

An asphalt-truck driver and a Cranston monument company were honored by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri with the 2008 Rhode Island’s Hope Awards. Last week’s...
CHRISTINA AND PATRICK VITAGLIANO, owners of Monster Entertainment LLC, have grown Monster Mini-Golf from one location in Danielson, Conn., to a franchise with locations in Warwick, Seekonk and Connecticut plus more  set to open in California and Florida. And the Vitaglianos say they plan to grant another 12 franchises this year.  /

A golf idea with monster profits

Christina Vitagliano first thought of it on a three-hour trip from New York City in 2003: An indoor mini-golf course. That, she decided, would be...
REMOVING YOURSELF: Mary Harirngton, pictured here at a Providence home, helps her customer’s home “stage,” a process that aims to make real estate more attractive to potential buyers, largely by depersonalizing the space. /

Helping sellers detach from their homes

The last time Nancy Bell had put her house on the market, it had attracted some serious attention but not exactly the type she...
HIGH TECH CONSTRUCTION renovated this South Kingstown building used by the Snug Harbor Volunteer Fire Company. High Tech is the largest certified minority general contractor in the state. /

Relationships fuel business growth, says contractor

If you are looking to build a successful business, Joe DaLomba has a recipe he’s happy to share. It takes hard work, that’s for sure,...
ANDREW SCHILLER, owner of Location Inc., offers a service called Neighborhood Scout, a tool which he describes as “sort of a Google for neighborhoods.” /

Ideal neighborhood just click away with Scout

Last year, 80 percent of potential homebuyers used the Internet to find real estate information – nearly twice the figure from 2001. The online...
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