State’s schools need finance education
The painful financial crisis that we are facing is due, at least in part, to the lack of oversight of a financial-services sector too...
Honest, respectful dialogue can help solve budget crisis
The state’s budget woes, coupled with a worsening economic environment, have combined to create challenges for Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and the General Assembly...
R.I. maintaining its leadership in electronic records
A new analysis of the U.S. health care system by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute suggests that the ineffective use of heath information technology costs...
Five Washington Trust board members re-elected
WESTERLY – Five members of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc.’s board of directors were re-elected last week during the company’s annual meeting, and another longtime...
Don’t wait for rain to plan recovery
Last spring Rhode Island was up to its elbows in water, as the photographs on the cover and on this page – taken...
SBA a partner for businesses hit by disaster
When the Blackstone River overflowed its banks in October 2005 during one of the worst rainstorms in almost a century, the rampaging waters took...
New flood-zone maps in the works for R.I.
Anyone who grew up in Rhode Island has no doubt heard tales of deluge and disaster. Rising waters have flooded parts of the state...
FM Global study rates top threats to big companies
Financial executives from 500 of the world’s largest companies rated competition, supply-chain disruption and property risks as their top threats, according to a new...
Restaurants with a view must prepare
Whenever the next disaster strikes, the state’s restaurant industry is sure to be hit.
And with nearly 3,300 restaurants in the state, $1.8 billion...
Fire code changes designed to help businesses
On March 21, revised fire regulations took effect across the state, reflecting the latest chapter in an effort to prevent tragedies like the 2003...
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