Mixing arts and politics
Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline talks with Boston artist Alexandra Elektrov, left, and furniture designer Spencer Brown at Tazza Caffé. They were there for...
R.I. Supreme Court rules for waterfront business
A 5-acre, waterfront parcel on which Promet Marine Services Corp. has operated for 25 years will be sold to the company instead of the...
Business partners usually split after a divorce
It is an unfortunate American reality that half of all first marriages and nearly 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce. When business...
2008 sees great new Web tools
Dear Dan: What are some of the best new Web-based tools and technologies you’ve seen lately for small business? – Keeping Up
Dear...
Networking finds home on phones
Imagine going on vacation and sharing the experience, in real time, with friends and family, sending pictures, audio and video, complete with a GPS...
Angie’s List adds health care service ratings
INDIANAPOLIS – When consumers in more than 120 major U.S. cities want to find a good plumber, a good carpenter or a good landscaper,...
Fairness Act stories spur flood of comments
PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News’ online coverage of the R.I. “Economic Growth and Fairness Act of 2008,” a controversial tax-policy bill that was...
Equity firms may not complete Clear Channel deal
SAN ANTONIO – The $19.5 billion purchase of Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU), parent of local radio stations WHJY-FM, WHJJ-FM, WSNE-FM and WHJJ-AM,...
Carcieri orders statewide immigration effort
PROVIDENCE – An executive order signed today by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri directs the R.I. State Police, Department of Corrections and Parole Board to...
Business leaders speak against ‘Fairness Act’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island business leaders turned out in force for yesterday’s State House hearing on a bill that would hike the state’s...












