R.I. manufacturers make their case
Manufacturing in Rhode Island is caught between the old and the new.
Economic-development planners talk about the need to attract knowledge-based industries with high-skilled jobs....
Fix short term, but invest for long term
At the top of the state’s to-do list is BALANCE THE BUDGET.
The short-term problem is how to match revenue and expenses over the...
Don’t let low cost stop energy innovation
Low oil and natural gas prices are good for consumers and good for businesses. The only problem is, they tend to reduce the passion...
Pitching in for a good cause
Ventura Cardenes helps pack one of two Salvation Army trucks with food baskets, complete with turkeys, during the 18th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive last...
Raytheon center receives prestigious OSHA award
PORTSMOUTH – Tewksbury, Mass.-based Raytheon Co.’s Seapower Capability Center received a “star” rating from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month for its...
CLF blasts PUC for rejecting ‘decoupling’
PROVIDENCE – The Providence office of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) last week said the R.I. Public Utilities Commission’s rejection of a proposal to...
Women lag men in life insurance coverage
There is a gender gap in the workplace when it comes to life insurance coverage, with a woman’s need for life insurance often underestimated....
Docs’ fear of being sued affecting treatment
About 80 percent of Bay State physicians have prescribed unnecessary tests or given patients referrals that weren’t needed, for fear that they’d be sued...
Medicare waiver needs public input<br> to ensure it delivers good care
To the Editor:
The R.I. Department of Human Services (DHS) reiterated the fact that there will be no savings to the State of Rhode Island...
Real change in R.I. must start at the top
Oh, Rhody! I could go on for hours about your beautiful beaches, your green topography, your many community-involving events. And don’t even get me...
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