New smart-growth group launched in Providence
A new advocacy organization was launched last week that aims to promote cutting-edge urban planning and development practices in Providence and surrounding communities.
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Sports boost health, team spirit alike
The cubicles open up. Barriers between managers and employees break down. Someone pokes his head out in the office and boasts, “Did you see...
Race-car driving a formula for business success
On the race track, the drivers at F1 Boston may be concerned only about the list on the leader board. But inside the corporate...
Whole Foods sees excursions as crucial
Mimi Leduc said she never experienced a corporate outing before two years ago, when she joined the Whole Foods Market staff at University Heights...
Patriots’ appeal attracts many groups to Gillette
Thousands of people throng to Gillette Stadium when the Patriots or the Revolution are playing at home, or when a rock star on a...
Historic inns lure businesses with personal touch
Large chain hotels long have dominated the corporate meetings market, offering convenience and versatile spaces to accommodate a wide range of needs. But smaller...
Is your company ready to ‘swirl and sip’?
My favorite episodes of “The Office,” NBC’s so-real-it’s-scary sitcom, always involve the party planning committee. This austere group is headed by Angela, who –...
Most R.I. residents favor return of gaming rights
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A survey by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis has found that a majority of Rhode Island residents favor...
Mass. leads nation, R.I. second in e-prescribing
NEW ORLEANS – An alliance of chain and independent pharmacies and SureScripts, a company that operates the national Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, last week...
LIN TV 4Q revenue rises 40% on political ads
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. said last week that its net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2006 was $129.1 million, up 40 percent...
