Celebrating and showing off
For local entertainers such as Rory Raven, a Providence-based mentalist and mindbender, Bright Night Providence provides one crucial element to their business model: exposure.
Raven...
Brown ensnared in national music-sharing dispute
Brown University students who allegedly used the school’s computer network to illegally copy and share digital music are being hit with fines or the...
Hasbro fined in price-fixing case, vows to appeal
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc., the world’s second- largest toymaker, will appeal a 5.1 million-euro ($7.3 million) fine from France’s competition regulator over claims manufacturers...
Sherwin-Williams: R.I. plan should be rejected
PROVIDENCE – Sherwin-Williams Co. and two other former lead-paint makers who lost a Rhode Island lawsuit say the state’s bid to recover $2.4 billion...
Some tools to give you an edge
Small business is a vibrant and expanding universe – and an attractive market for many companies. I’m bombarded with a steady stream of product,...
Local retailers grow their sales base<br> with the help of e-commerce
Business has been hopping in recent weeks at Garrison Confections, a gourmet chocolate shop on Providence’s East Side. Customers have filled the storefront on...
Daniel J. Ryan & Co. to merge with KLR on Jan....
PROVIDENCE – One of Rhode Island’s largest certified public accounting and consulting firms will become even larger on Jan. 1 as Kahn, Litwin, Renza...
Next generation of entrepreneurs climb ladder
Finees Mendez grew up watching his father become the second Latino in the state to earn a master-electrician license, and then start his own...
State police looking into alleged embezzlement
CHARLESTOWN – The R.I. State Police are investigating allegations that several thousand dollars have been embezzled from the police officers’ union in Charlestown.
The 18-member...
Treading the waters
Next week, Providence Business News’ focus section will look at the marine industry in Rhode Island. Topics will range from regulations impacting the sector...
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