Chamber issues Pocket Guide to Newport County
MIDDLETOWN – The Newport County Chamber of Commerce yesterday unveiled its first “Pocket Guide to Newport County.”
The 2007 guide is a 70-page, full-color compendium...
Court, creditors approve Amtrol reorganization
WEST WARWICK – A Chapter 11 reorganization plan for Amtrol Holdings Inc., Amtrol Inc., Water Soft LLC and Amtrol International Investments Inc. was approved...
Exploring a land of opportunity
At the invitation of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, reporter Natalie Myers joined a group from Rhode Island on a trade mission to the...
Proposal to broaden R.I. sales tax<br> to services sparks criticism
The House Finance Committee last week heard testimony on a bill that would reduce Rhode Island’s sales tax from 7 to 4.5 percent, but...
Software as service helps reduce costs
Technology can be a great leveler in the business playing field, but in the past, entry costs could limit access to it. With the...
Local IT firm introduces ‘R.I. Help Desk’
PROVIDENCE – ICBS, an IT management company providing security management solutions to businesses and organizations, recently introduced the Rhode Island Help Desk, an IT...
Providence Equity buys into Decision Resources
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners has purchased a majority stake in Decision Resources Inc., a research and advisory firm focusing on pharmaceutical and...
Change of venue for May 24 IT workshop
PROVIDENCE – The IT disaster planning workshop slated for this Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., has been moved to the Providence Biltmore,...
Goldman Sachs, TPG buying Alltel for $27.5B
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Alltel Corp. is being acquired by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and TPG Inc. for $27.5 billion including about $2.8 billion...
R.I. Bar exclusion costs many groups<br> access to a law career
The chief justice of the R.I. Supreme Court, Frank Williams, has in the past addressed students at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover,...
