Factory to be turned into tech center
Lindsay Ahlborg and Edward Schultz purchased the former Crest Craft jewelry factory in Providence’s West End in 1999, and then spent almost a decade...
Protecting SSNs from ID thieves
Identity theft and use of Social Security numbers in particular are hot-button issues right now. No other form of personal ID plays such a...
Crime lab at URI wins international accreditation
KINGSTON – The R.I. State Crime Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island was accredited last month by the international division of Forensic Quality...
Restaurant groups can offer<br> the best of both worlds
The secret to Rhode Island’s reputation as a dining mecca is the large number of independently owned and operated restaurants available to us night...
Board of Regents leader to retire after 8 years
PROVIDENCE – James A. DiPrete, a member of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education since 1997 and its chairman since 1999,...
R.I. holding its own in biotech realm
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made quite a splash at the BIO International biotechnology convention held in Boston last week by announcing a $1.25 billion...
Commercial Transactions
Following are the most recently filed commercial real estate transactions in Rhode Island and Bristol Co., Mass. The listing is copyrighted by Banker &...
Blue Cross chief wants to reshape<br> Rhode Island’s health care system
James E. Purcell has led Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island through some tough times, including the controversy over his predecessor, Ronald...
From chowder stalls to ‘medispas’
Identical twins Gary and Glenn Lepore recall one of their first projects as a startup architecture firm was a small soup stall called Chowderheads...
Ahoy there!
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Kayak Centre of Rhode Island held its annual Demo Days Paddlefest Weekend May 5 and 6 at Wickford Town Beach...















