Pro Staff shutters its <br> New England offices
MINNEAPOLIS – “Pro Staff has closed all offices in New England,” declares a notice posted on the door of the staffing agency’s downtown Providence...
Nixon Peabody ranked among 100 best U.S. employers
NEW YORK – Nixon Peabody LLP, whose Providence office opened in 1993 at One Citizens Plaza, has been ranked by Fortune magazine among its...
Prosecutors seek new trial of Urciuoli and Driscoll
PROVIDENCE – Robert Clark Corrente, U.S. attorney for the District of Rhode Island, today announced that his office intends to retry the case against...
Blue Cross $20M fund is a long way from fruition
More than a month after Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island agreed, among other things, to pay a $20 million penalty to...
Senior legal issues a click away
If the numbers indicating online success are in clicks, memberships and posts, one locally-based Web company is building an impressive résumé: ElderLawAnswers.com.
While the...
Best sales approaches start with customer
Franklin Covey built a whole industry out of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” and others have followed in his steps.
For example,...
PSH opens office in Warwick for creditors’ rights
In addition to locations in New Bedford, Boston and downtown Providence, Partridge, Snow & Hahn has opened a new location in Warwick, on Post...
Judge vacates Roger Williams corruption convictions
BOSTON – A federal appeals court today vacated the corruption convictions of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives and ordered a new trial.
Robert...
QRI acquires East Providence-based Loflin Group
CRANSTON – Staffing and consulting service Qualified Resources International LLC today announced its acquisition of financial and accounting recruiting firm The Loflin Group Inc....
Providence Police launch Web-based alert system
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Police Department has adopted a new Web-based alert system, called CitizenObserver, that will help it quickly notify businesses, citizens and...