3Q a ‘mixed bag’ for VCs
SAN FRANCISCO – The third quarter was a mixed bag for venture capitalists nationwide as money raised through initial public offerings hit the highest...
Five Questions With: Gary Richardson
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is more than just about farms and tractors and food.
As a recent Providence Business News article highlighted, the USDA...
AG raps Koller over 8.5% Tufts rate hike
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch on Wednesday sharply rebuked R.I. Health Commissioner Christopher F. Koller for granting his approval to 8.5 percent...
Feds may pay for R.I. Medicaid expansion
WASHINGTON — The federal government would pick up the full cost of expanding Medicaid coverage in Rhode Island for five years under a special...
FDIC asks banks to prepay 3 years of fees
WASHINGTON — With its reserve fund dwindling, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday proposed that banks prepay their next three years of premiums...
Mass. economy seen recovering sooner
BOSTON — Massachusetts appears set to bounce back from the recession more quickly than the rest of the country, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.
The...
VCs paid to succeed, but we’re paid to fail, too
Failing is not fun – not for entrepreneurs, not for investors. As an early-stage investor, I’m paid to fail. For every 10 investments I...
M&A boom signaled for S&P 500 on record cash
Never before have U.S. companies piled up cash faster compared with interest costs than they are now, setting the stage for a surge in...
In sour economy, R.I. Housing has crucial lending role
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri in June appointed Citizens Bank Vice President Mark Noble to serve as chairman of Rhode Island Housing’s Board of Commissioners....
A public option will not impact insurers as much as they...
To the Editor:
As far as I’m concerned, private citizens should be free to pay whatever they want for private coverage (“Is a public option...