Creating equal opportunity for minority contractors
Robert G. Desperini has been in the construction business long enough to know that it can be unfair, particularly to minority contractors. Often, getting...
‘Big Dig’ contractor files for bankruptcy
BOSTON – Modern Continental Construction Co., the company charged June 20 with lying about its work on Boston’s “Big Dig” tunnel project, filed for...
Two shop owners, wife charged with tax fraud
PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury this month charged two Woonsocket-based machine shop owners – along with the wife of one of the accused...
Princeton faces U.S. bias investigation
Princeton University is facing an expanded investigation by the U.S. Education Department into whether the school’s admission criteria discriminated against Asian students.
The civil rights...
Maritime news finds new home on the Web
A new Rhode Island-based Web site, eCaptain.com, is looking to be a one-stop information and networking spot for the maritime industry, says Tory Chew,...
Evolving 3D design technology saves time, money
What do you do when you have a great idea for a new product, or just a simple way to make a better-fitting pen...
Landmark asks for, receives court oversight
WOONSOCKET – The financially distressed Landmark Medical Center successfully petitioned R.I. Superior Court today to appoint a special master to oversee its operations and...
GDP growth strengthens in final 1Q report
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at an annual pace of 1.0 percent in the first quarter, after rising at a 0.6-percent rate in...
KVH names its first Technology Scholar
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has selected Samantha Sinapi of Portsmouth as the recipient of its first KVH Technology Scholar Award.
“We created...
Chicago Distribution Center is Tizra’s latest partner
CHICAGO and PROVIDENCE – The Chicago Distribution Center, a division of the University of Chicago Press and one of the nation’s largest distributors of...
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