Celtics win spot on Wheaties box with NBA victory
BOSTON – The Boston Celtics’ 131-92 victory last night over the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association’s 2008 Playoffs will be commemorated...
R.I.’s first SCM Summit slated for Friday
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s George E. Bello Center for Information Technology will be the site this Friday of the first Rhode Island Supply Chain...
BatchBlue to present at ProvGeeks tonight
PROVIDENCE – Leaders of Barrington-based software-as-a-service startup BatchBlue Software LLC will give the feature presentation tonight (Wednesday, June 18) at the Providence Geeks’ monthly...
Patrick files mortgage fraud legislation
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick last week filed legislation that aims to protect consumers from predatory lending and mortgage foreclosures while criminalizing abuses that could...
Disney: Little things keep customers coming back
There’s very little in common between the Walt Disney Co. and Gem Plumbing & Heating Service Inc.
One is a worldwide entertainment giant that, among...
Lean innovation creates value in bad times
As the so-called U.S. recession thrives in 2008, so does the need for innovation and low-cost development. Traditionally, during an economic downturn, executives are...
Fidelity Investments sued for subprime losses
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments, the world’s largest mutual-fund company, is being sued over losses linked to investments in subprime mortgage-backed securities made by its...
Mollis, EDC will host small-business seminar
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation will sponsor a seminar on June 18 aimed...
Helping security devices speak
Ask Kekin A. Shah about his Cranston company, Shanix Inc., and it won’t be long before he says there are some things he just...
Four keys to guiltless getaways
Dear Dan: Taking time off from my business has always been hard. I worry that things will fall apart. Any ideas? — Hoping...












