Paulson unveils ‘blueprint’ for regulatory reform
WASHINGTON – A federal “Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure” was unveiled today by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr....
Morgan Stanley exec now a ProvEquity managing partner
PROVIDENCE – Andrew Tisdale, formerly of Morgan Stanley, has joined Providence Equity Partners Inc. as a managing director in its London office, the equity...
SBA budget cuts, health care, stimulus package <br> on agenda at Congressional...
WARWICK – U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy held out hope today that President George W. Bush’s proposal to slash the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Financial adviser named Wachovia vice president
Eileen Leonard has been named senior vice president, investment officer at Wachovia Securities. She is a financial adviser in the firm’s Providence office. Leonard...
Business partners usually split after a divorce
It is an unfortunate American reality that half of all first marriages and nearly 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce. When business...
Volunteering can be good business
When thousands of CVS Caremark employees across the country participate this spring in Easter Seals’ annual walk event to raise money for children with...
FM Global awards nearly $250K for fire prevention
FM Global, a Lincoln-based company that ranks as one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, last year awarded $245,000 in fire-prevention grants ...
House OKs Lewiss bill on hospital-patient co-pays
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives yesterday approved legislation sponsored by state Rep. Peter L. Lewiss, D-Westerly, that would require health insurance companies...
Equity firms may not complete Clear Channel deal
SAN ANTONIO – The $19.5 billion purchase of Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU), parent of local radio stations WHJY-FM, WHJJ-FM, WSNE-FM and WHJJ-AM,...
Kopin posts 2007 loss of $6.55M, in last delayed filing
TAUNTON – In the year ended Dec. 29, Kopin Corp. (Nasdaq: KOPN) saw its loss triple to $6.55 million, or 10 cents per...