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DOT opens ‘Iway October’ with new Podcast series

PROVIDENCE – A series of three-minute Podcasts telling the story of the Iway project was unveiled today by the R.I. Department of Transportation. Each...
SCOTT WRAG, a CPA at Tofias PC, says he jumped ship from larger firm Ernst & Young in part because of the extra stress created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. /

Accounting firms finding Sarbanes creating stress

CPA Scott Wragg recognized that there was a problem soon after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act took effect in 2002. For 20 years at the national accounting...

A clearinghouse for design talent

What makes Schwadesign’s business model unique is the way it mines talent from not one designer, not two, but from a consortium of well-vetted...

Colombian immigrant wins law scholarship

Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC has awarded its first $10,000 Diversity Scholarship to Vladimir Ibarra, a Colombian immigrant who is now enrolled as a...
GARY GOLDBERG, founder and CEO of CleanBrands LLC, learned about the havoc that allergens in pillows and beds can wreak after his son developed asthma, and he put his expertise in textiles to work to find a solution to the problem. /

Bed and pillow covers to make sleep healthier

Even as the founder and CEO of a startup business, Gary Goldberg doesn’t have any problems sleeping at night. And thanks to his company,...

Patrick signs bill expanding workers’ rights

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – The state’s Majority Authorization bill, expanding public-sector workers’ rights to collective bargaining and employment protections, was signed into law today by...

Federal agencies award R.I. $4M for three programs

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed today announced $4.05 million in federal funding to help Rhode Island improve its preparedness for public health emergencies;...

Clear Channel shareholders approve $19.5B buyout

SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU) announced that a preliminary tally of shareholder votes at a special meeting today indicates they...

Systems Engineering Assoc. wins $5.8M Navy contract

MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. (SEA CORP) has won a $5.4 million contract to help replace traditional periscopes on Navy submarines with electro-optical...
THE DOWNCITY, a longtime favorite with the local gay and lesbian community, reopened Sept. 7 at a new site, with an 

expanded menu that includes cocktails named after well-known drag queens and other local characters. /

Taking pride in city’s gay appeal

Most people who live near the city know of Providence’s gay-friendly atmosphere. With more than five gay bars downtown, the gay and lesbian nightlife...
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