Clear Channel urges shareholders to approve merger
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a global media and entertainment company whose properties include local radio stations WHJY-FM, WHJJ-FM, WSNE-FM and...
<i>To close R.I.’s deficit, look at both sides of the ledger</i>
It's budget time again. This year the Poverty Institute is strongly urging Rhode Island policymakers to give equal time and attention to the revenue...
<i>Use the business plan competition to hone your skills</i>
One of the most important documents that any entrepreneur can write is a business plan because, when done well, it conveys his or her...
<i>Hospitals demand rational management</i>
If the state's community hospitals were public companies, they would all be trading as penny stocks by now. Kent Hospital, for example, is hemorrhaging...
<i>Time to consider a state water authority</i>
It's somewhat ironic that the Ocean State is facing a lack of water, but that is the situation being studied by the General Assembly...
Inventors warned of IP pitfalls
When Elizabeth Pierotti woke up with the idea of developing a retractable-coil cord for headphones, she had no idea the headache it would eventually...
State of Union offers old ideas, avoids problems
The president's State of the Union speech is never only about the state of the union, which is always strong. It's about atmospherics –...
Designers come together in renovated mini-Arcade
The Grant, at 250 Main St. in Pawtucket, is helping artist Joanne Luongo realize her dream of operating a gallery that artists can rent...
Startup sees big market for PDF tools
David Durand, Abe Dane, Francisco Rosa and Anne Orens sit facing each other in the cozy, cramped attic of Durand’s East Side home. Blue...
Financing is the next step for RI-WINs
The Business Innovation Factory is asking the state to guarantee $28 million in private loans to finance the R.I. Wireless Innovation Networks (RI-WINs) project,...
