USPS facility commits to environmental upgrades
PROVIDENCE – The vehicle maintenance facility of the U.S. Postal Service in Providence has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Environmental Performance Track,...
South County set to open new orthopedics center
WAKEFIELD - South County Hospital’s new Center for Orthopedics, which has been under construction since mid-September, is almost ready, the hospital says. It is...
AHRQ, Ad Council start national PSA campaign
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and The Advertising Council this month launched a...
Proposed child care cuts</br> would hurt R.I. work force
It’s difficult to imagine a better return on a public investment than the positive outcomes that have been achieved for children, working parents and...
Verizon wireless a speedy solution for customers
To the editor,
In the February 26 issue of Providence Business News, Verizon Wireless was pleased to see reporting of the company’s latest wireless...
Too many employees working for the state
To the editor,
Your Top List ranking of Rhode Island employers on March 5 lists state government, with 16,000, as the largest by far...
Rite Care churn gives state black eye
The federal government has given Rhode Island – and the rest of the country – a budgetary gift. Because of stricter requirements to...
Nine signs of an overly political organization
At a time when government seems to be overrun by “political” roadblocks, remember the same issues that cause problems there – selfishness, greed, petty...
Good investments are important for R.I.
Just as the state should be careful how it cuts spending (see this week’s lead editorial, on RIte Care), it must also take great...
A business that is still developing
The young woman needs a slide projector, and Patty Zacks takes her right to the two she has in stock.
Quickly she determines that...
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