Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Today at noon, Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay...
IRS: Many R.I. taxpayers overlook phone refund
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is urging Ocean State taxpayers to see whether they qualify for this year’s special one-time telephone excise tax refund....
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay the costs...
Editorial Cartoon: Crazy to Work Here
Conglomo Corp. market strategy: "Following the government's lead, I recommend we approve the use of torture and wire-tapping to obtain vital product satisfaction data...
Insulation maker reports $9M loss after Ch. 11
Owens Corning Inc., the insulation maker that emerged from bankruptcy in October, has posted a $9 million loss from continuing operations for the fourth...
PURVIS Systems wins sensors, sonar contract
MIDDLETOWN – PURVIS Systems, an engineering and information technology firm in Middletown, was awarded a $6.3 million contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center...
Verizon wireless network 5 or 6 times faster
PROVIDENCE – Verizon Wireless customers in Rhode Island can now access e-mail, corporate data, the Internet and more at faster speeds and upload files...
Providence data center is seriously connected
COMPANY PROFILE
HostTech Communications
Owners: Amy Harrison, Casimir Kolaski
Type of business: Internet data center
Location: 1135 Westminster St., Providence
Year founded: 2000
Employees: 5
Annual revenue: WND
HostTech Communications, one of...
’60s rock Web site sues 2 record companies
Warner Music Group Corp. and Sony BMG Music Entertainment are being sued by a rock-music archive that accuses the record companies of conspiring to...
SEC fines Symantec’s Veritas $30M in accounting case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined Symantec Corp.'s Veritas Software subsidiary $30 million for accounting fraud, ending a case that divided Republicans...
