Hasbro to grow brands, rely less on movie deals
Hasbro Inc., the world's second-largest toymaker behind Mattel Inc., will expand its core brands such as Playskool and Transformers this year and rely less...
Hot housing market has pros, cons for Westerly
In recent years, Westerly has witnessed a spike in housing construction, retail development and out-of-state banks coming into the area. And according to Town...
Report: R.I. lost 3.9% of its industrial jobs last year
A national publisher of manufacturing guides says Rhode Island has lost 3,081 industrial jobs and 95 factories since January of last year. The 3.9-percent...
A Pawtucket native reaches<br> out to Latino businesses
One of the first things Adriana Dawson did when she joined the R.I. Small Business Development Center in 2002 was to conduct a needs...
Selling Paramount’s assets
The remaining assets of Paramount Cards – the 100-year-old Pawtucket company that had been the nation's third-largest card maker until it closed abruptly last...
A growing challenge at the ACI
For some departments in state government, shaving the budget is difficult. For the R.I. Department of Corrections, it's virtually impossible, says Director A.T. Wall.
In...
Newport zoning can’t stop Grand plan
A Superior Court judge has ordered the City of Newport to stop trying to block an expansion of Newport Grand and issue the required...
Avoiding problems with OSHA
It's wise to be wary of Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements that apply to small business. OSHA's role is to get small...
PBN wins NEPA headline honors
Providence Business News was named a winner in The New England Press Association’s 2006 Better Newspaper Contest for consistent accomplishment in the "demanding and...
Housing permits, starts fall in Jan.
WASHINGTON – Building permits for private housing units last month were issued at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.568 million units per year, 2.8...
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