The SEC wants you to embrace XBRL
Bryant University accounting professor Saeed Roohani and his colleagues believe they are at the forefront of a revolution that will alter the way Wall...
Web registry to help states track mortgage lenders
Rhode Island will be one of the first states to join a national database aimed at keeping better track of mortgage companies, particularly ones...
Sojourner House gets $255K to expand housing program
PROVIDENCE – Sojourner House will receive a $255,000 grant, from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, to expand its transitional...
Markets not yet back to normal, says Fed’s Mishkin
NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve’s actions in lowering interest rates in August and September “have helped improve conditions in several short-term funding markets...
USDA seeks EQIP applications in R.I.
WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications from Rhode Island producers for $2.8 million in conservation assistance....
Carcieri asks legislators to forgo pay raise
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last week called on members of the R.I. General Assembly to forgo the pay increases they have received...
R.I. receives poor return on federal tax dollars
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Thirty states and the District of Columbia received more money from the federal government in fiscal 2005 than their residents paid...
Grant to help improve after-school programs
A recently awarded grant will aid state leaders and children’s advocates in their attempts to bolster after school-programs throughout Rhode Island.
Awarded by the National...
‘Stars’ tell of success in industry
Bob Crowley, vice president of operations for Chelo’s Hometown Bar & Grille, started his career washing pots and pans at a small Italian restaurant.
“I...
Promet leads fight to keep industry<br> on the Providence waterfront
During the past five years, David and Joel Cohen have doubled Promet Marine Services’ sales and work force. They have re-invented the family...
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