‘Green’ initiatives save environment, money
Being a certified “green” company can be a great marketing tool, but for many businesses the designation is an afterthought resulting from initiatives that...
Outdated electronics granted second lives
The outdated cell phone or laptop you have hanging around the house could have a cash value. At the least, it should be recycled....
Banks compete in drive for customers
When BankNewport decided to build a branch office in the South County area, the people in charge had a marketing survey done and chose...
Short-selling home may be last, best option
A number of factors have come together during the course of the last year which have resulted in a “perfect storm” in the real...
Electronic check depositing catches on
As the employee who handles the customer checks at Fielding Manufacturing in Cranston, Lynne Acquaro felt like she was at the bank all the...
Banks find new customers on R.I. college campuses
About four years ago, Salve Regina University was looking to increase on-campus banking options for its 2,000 undergraduate students, many of whom do not...
RIRRC probe finds ‘serious concerns’
PROVIDENCE – Preliminary results from the state’s ongoing examination of the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation raise “serious concerns about how the state’s landfill...
PC-PLUS to host free technology fair March 20
WARWICK – A free technology expo will be presented Thursday, March 20, from noon to 7 p.m., at Boston Billiard Club, 33 Lambert Lind...
ProvEquity among suitors for Reed Business Info
PROVIDENCE – British equity firm Permira has joined Providence Equity Partners Inc. among the firms said to be courting trade magazine publisher Reed Business...
Bristol to pay $75,000 Clean Water settlement
BRISTOL – The Town of Bristol has agreed to pay a $75,000 civil penalty to settle Clean Water charges related to its sewage overflow...
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