Newport’s North End could soon see revitalization
In the area of redevelopment, Keith W. Stokes says, Newport has been at a disadvantage for years.
Other Rhode Island communities, such as Providence and...
Tellart melds technology, art
COMPANY PROFILE
Tellart
Owners: Matt Cottam and Nicholas Scappaticci
Type of business: Information and interface design consultant
Location: 27 Sims Ave., Providence
(plus office in Berkeley, Calif.)
Employees: Six...
Item subsidiary to focus on new medical devices
Robert E. Pelletier has been named CEO of Ximedica, a newly established, wholly owned subsidiary of Item Group in Providence that specializes in design,...
Collette works to revive tourism in New Orleans
Collette Vacations has been taking tour groups to New Orleans for more than half a century, lodging them in the heart of the French...
Casino gambling a perennial hot topic since ’90s
The town-wide “straw vote” on a Narragansett Indian casino in West Warwick came on a day so hot in June 1999 that then-Gov. Lincoln...
Downtown tries to lure more retail
Vacancy rates down but cost remains a deterrent
Last December, the vibrant window design at Biggles toy store looked like the embodiment of the momentum...
‘Perfect storm’ leads to housing boom in the city
During the recession of the early 1990s, housing development in Providence slowed along with the city’s real estate values. Just ask Arnold “Buff” Chace...
Tourism flourishes, yields billions for R.I. economy
It looked like difficult times for Rhode Island’s travel economy when David DePetrillo became the state’s tourism director in 1983.
Providence had just come out...
Microsoft pledges $1.2M for Brown pen technology
If words are your language, a keyboard is your friend. With a little help from a mouse, you can easily enter text, edit it...
Credit union crisis shook R.I., left deep scars
Throngs of angry depositors gathered in the parking lot outside of Woonsocket’s Marquette Credit Union in the summer of 1991. Like thousands of Rhode...
