Web video streams a hot marketing tool
As Web video sharing sites such as YouTube.com continue to grow in popularity, businesses are taking notice of streaming video as a relatively inexpensive...
No hard hat needed: RISD thrives amid renovation
Hope Alswang faced many challenges when she became director of Rhode Island School of Design's Museum of Art in September 2005.
Attendance had declined by...
Salt marsh project helps nature and golfers
It sounds like a plague that Greek gods would rain down on their enemies: phragmites (pronounced frag-mighties). It may not be the product of...
Legislators to consider tax break for fire-code costs
A bill introduced in the R.I. House of Representatives this month would finally give some relief to business owners who have incurred costs associated...
Lt. Gov. Roberts gains new forum for policy issues, problem solving
An interview with Elizabeth H. Roberts
Position: Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Background: Roberts worked as a business strategy consultant, policy analyst and health care manager before...
A celebration of R.I. artists
Firehouse 13, a new arts space in Providence, is exhibiting the work of 28 artists who have received fellowship grants this year from R.I....
R.I. Film Fest producer Joseph Marshall dies
NEWPORT – Navy Lt. Cmdr. (ret.) Joseph Marshall, 90, a founder and producer of the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which in August marked...
Cumberland trucking firm to be sentenced May 19
The sentencing of Cumberland-based Berkeley Transportation Co. has been set for May 19, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The company last year agreed to plead...
Are you ready to adopt a ‘West Coast Offense’?
The Super Bowl is always a good occasion to glean business insights from the world of football. The sport has become highly competitive, with...
<i>A decade-long arts success in the city</i>
In a city that puts great value on its cultural life, success stories by arts nonprofits are a welcome sight. The Providence Black Repertory...
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