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RESCUE TIME? The former R.I. Department of Transportation headquarters on Arline Street sits undeveloped despite its inclusion on the PPS Most Endangered Properties List. /

The fight for historic preservation

When the Providence Preservation Society listed three Brown University buildings that could be knocked down on its 2008 Most Endangered Properties List, it cited...

Textron contract could face termination, re-bid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Pentagon review of the $6.27 billion Army Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program awarded to Textron Inc. may stretch into October as...
Angelina Tanzi, 6, watches from a perch atop her father, Mark, as they await her sister, Julianna, who competed in the kindergarten category of the Youth Races prior to the CVS Caremark Downtown 5K on Sept. 21. /

Bird’s eye view of foot race

Angelina Tanzi, 6, watches from a perch atop her father, Mark, as they await her sister, Julianna, who competed in the kindergarten category of...

CVS among firms on short-sale ban list

WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp., the second-biggest U.S. drugstore company, was among the companies added last week to the list of stocks temporarily protected...

Protection from fraud

Has your company been the victim of one of the following? • Information theft – 75% • Financial mismanagement –...

Truth is best policy when looking for funding

Growth-oriented entrepreneurs are, of necessity, in constant selling mode. They have to sell their family and friends on providing early emotional and financial support....
PUBLIC SERVICE: Amy Kempe took over as Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s spokeswoman in July after a long tenure in the private sector. /

From pitching products to the governor’s public policy

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s new press secretary, Amy Kempe, hasn’t had time to frame photos for the walls of her Statehouse office. The office...

Investment-bank demise may speed overhaul

The financial crisis that obliterated the lines between banks and securities firms may be about to do the same to divisions between federal regulators. The...
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First Baptist Church getting $800K facelift

In 1997, the weathervane that sits high atop the 185-foot steeple at the First Baptist Church in America, on North Main Street in Providence,...
ADEMOLA JONAH, a student in the URI Biotechnology manufacturing program, works in the school’s Providence laboratory. /

Tech firms lament loss of training

With some local companies struggling to find new employees while also keeping their current ones up-to-date on training, leaders in the biotechnology industry are...
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