Entrepreneurship

WALL GRAFFIX posters stick to walls without adhesive and can be easily peeled and moved. Gamer Graffix CEO Chris White recently launched a line of laptop skins. /

Hasbro deal a feather in Gamer Graffix’ cap

Entrepreneurship 04/21/2007

Gamer Graffix is redefining the concept of “skin.” First it invited consumers to “skin” their video game consoles. Pretty soon they’ll be able to...

Neurotech to enter next phase of implant testing

Entrepreneurship 04/21/2007

LINCOLN – Biotechnology firm Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. is ready to begin the next phases of testing on its NT-501 for the treatment of retinitis...

Home insurance rates should go up

Entrepreneurship 04/21/2007

Homeowners in Rhode Island are paying much more for insurance than they had been used to – in some cases triple the previous rate. Consumer...

THE LAWYERS at LaPlante Sowa Goldman brainstorm as a team to prepare for major cases. Above, clockwise from left, associates Michael J. Jacobs, Nicole M. Labonte, Philip J. Laffey, Marlene B. Marshall and Kenneth E. Russo, and partner Jeffrey D. Sowa. /

Law firm combines youth, experience

Entrepreneurship 04/21/2007

Robert Goldman met his partner Brian LaPlante at a professional development seminar on boundary disputes. LaPlante was barely 30, but in his short career,...

MICHAEL CORRENTE says that, besides "Prince of Providence," he wants to make 10 horror films based on screenplays by local college students. /

Corrente wants to boost R.I. film production

Entrepreneurship 04/21/2007

Michael Corrente recently spoke to friends and family at The Columbus Theater on Broadway about his latest movie, “Brooklyn Rules,” starring Freddie Prinze Jr.,...

RGB commissions include RIPTA ops center

Entrepreneurship 04/18/2007

PROVIDENCE – Architectural, engineering and interior design firm RGB today announced it has won commissions to help design an operations center for the R.I....

DEM staffers win 2 Environmental Merit Awards

Entrepreneurship 04/18/2007

BOSTON – Two of 29 Environmental Merit Awards being presented today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to people and organizations across New England...

LISA STARR, founder/director of the Block Island Poetry Project, at Hygeia House, the inn she owns and operates with her husband, Champlin Starr, and their two children. /

Block Island innkeeper is new state poet

Entrepreneurship 04/16/2007

Lisa Starr of Block Island has been named Rhode Island’s state poet. She replaces Thomas Chandler, the state poet since 1999. Starr, appointed Friday by...

A SURGICAL TEAM at Landmark Medical Center operates on a patient's heart. A key part of health systems planning is determining where specialized services should be offered. /

Big-picture reform seen as crucial

Entrepreneurship 04/14/2007

In recent years, Rhode Island has passed substantial health insurance, nursing home and assisted-living reforms. Now, amid growing concerns about the cost of health...