Individuals can contain health costs
Recent studies by Towers Perrin and Hewitt Associates both project 2009 health care cost increases to be about 6 percent nationally. Although that is...
Mass. freezes jobless fund contributions
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week signed legislation aimed at provide immediate relief to Massachusetts businesses by freezing employers’ contributions to the...
Her perseverance a lesson for skilled immigrants
Arelis Valerio burst into tears of frustration often after clocking out of her old job as a certified nursing assistant at a local nursing...
Port officials: Upgrades needed to preserve jobs
The federal government’s rejection of a request for $39.4 million to improve the Port of Providence has port officials cautioning that failure to find...
EDC loan funds running on empty
With the help of a $10,000 micro-business loan from the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, Kevin Cunningham hopes to carve out a niche in the...
Environmentalists make law a powerful ally
House Bill 7014 before the R.I. House Environment and Natural Resources Committee appears, at first glance, innocuous enough. The bill would add just two...
R.I. House ups loan guarantee limit
PROVIDENCE – A bill passed by the R.I. House of Representatives Thursday would more than double the amount of money available for guaranteed loans...
Lifespan, Care N.E. drop merger plan
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. and Care New England said Friday they have abandoned their effort to merge, two and a half years after they...
Big buildings get big Web sites
PROVIDENCE – Three of Providence’s most prominent landmarks have a new face on the Internet.
The R.I. Convention Center Authority unveiled last week revamped...
R.I. starts stimulus-funded weatherizing
PROVIDENCE – After an admittedly slow start, the R.I. Office of Energy Resources has started using federal stimulus money to pay for weatherizing residences.
Kenneth...
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