Retired DOT chief now working in private sector
James R. Capaldi has joined The Berger Group as manager of transportation services. He will manage Berger’s transportation projects in the Northeast, providing...
Make insurers collect co-pays and deductibles
There was more bad news for businesses on future health care costs recently. Soon health care is expected to consume one in every five...
Cyber-crime is rising and becoming more dangerous
You’ve heard it before. Computer viruses can erase your entire system; someone can use your computer to attack others, or a crook can...
Energy conservation and ‘green’ options
Which, if any, of these alternative energy sources have you considered for your company?
* Solar panels – 6.9 percent
* A wind turbine –...
All pumped up for Atlanta
A team of students from Burrillville, Ponaganset and Mount Hope high schools celebrates a win in the inaugural Rhode Island FIRST Vex Challenge.
Along...
A powerful incentive that is necessary
Utility customers who generate their own electricity – say, through solar panels or a wind turbine – get a credit from the utility for...
Web developer is no one-trick pony
Brave River Solutions is among the fastest-growing technology companies in Rhode Island, delivering functional business technology and IT support to primarily small and medium-sized...
WPRI Channel 12 is local AP News Station of Year
PROVIDENCE – For the fourth consecutive year, WPRI-TV Channel 12 and its “Eyewitness News” have been named News Station of the Year by the...
Bryant students win regional competition
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s Students in Free Enterprise group won first place in the Students In Free Enterprise Regional Competition, held March 22 in...
Hard work will deliver this fantasy
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy had it right – the “sheer immensity” of the plan that The Procaccianti Group unveiled last week for Newport’s...












