Local Hooters closes after liquidation ordered
WARWICK – The Hooters restaurant on Airport Road closed its doors this weekend, perhaps for good.
The restaurant is one of 12 Hooters in New...
Long-term care bill would protect assets
STATE HOUSE – A new Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership approved by the R.I. General Assembly “means you can qualify for Medicaid without having to...
Mandatory mediation paying off
A pilot mediation program started in 2005 in Superior Court has led to settlements in almost half the 70-plus medical malpractice cases it has...
Designers taking a more active role in advertising
Some graphic designers think that though advertising and design intersect, they should remain separate fields. Others see the interconnection of the two disciplines as...
Workshop looks at city’s lesser-known attractions
Barbara Barnes started the workshop with a “Peanuts” comic. Linus is telling Charlie Brown about a trip he went on. All the hotels and...
A different kind of business card
When Darin Minghella traveled to Rome as director of sales for a European hotel chain in the United States, he bought postcards and held...
FDIC urges banks to make affordable smaller loans
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation last week approved a two-year pilot project to review “affordable and responsible” small-dollar loan programs in financial institutions, aiming...
Joint ventures can pose risks to parties
It is the 21st-century way of doing business, especially in the global economy. A large U.S. company eager to develop cutting-edge technology will find...
Artists make challenging clients
Giovanni Cicione didn’t start representing artists because he had any artistic inclinations himself. Rather, he saw signing up for the Rhode Island Bar Association...
Businesses often overlook valuable IP
A lot of companies are missing the boat when it comes to protecting all aspects of their intellectual property, and that could ultimately mean...
