GE Aviation executive is joining Textron as COO
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc., the world’s biggest maker of business jets, named Scott Donnelly, the head of General Electric Co.’s GE Aviation unit, as...
Caught up in new fishnet design
An Ocean State net designer has joined with Rhode Island Sea Grant scientists and three Rhode Island fishermen in developing a net that catches...
Riding better rails to Quonset
The economy may be slowing, but Steven J. King predicts great things for the Quonset Business Park just the same.
An example: King, the chief...
RIAC wins over locals on island airport terminal
Introducing a new development to Block Island can be a tricky endeavor, especially if the island residents aren’t sure that it’s necessary, said Jessica...
Editorial Cartoon: Infrastructure Downsizing
A man is depicted driving off a cliff, as he passes a sign which reads, “Infrastructure Downsizing Ahead.”
Lawmakers pressed to override veto of energy bill
Disappointed supporters of what some are calling a precedent-setting renewable energy bill vetoed by the governor last month (READ MORE) are pushing the General...
R.I. artist recognized for map of WWII invasion
A Providence artist designed and won a national award for an interactive map in the visitor center at the Normandy American Cemetery, in France,...
Google can work magic for business
Dear Dan: Are the business services and online applications offered by Google worth checking out? – Exploring
Dear Exploring: Google Apps, as they are known,...
Liability evolving for user-generated content
One of the greatest advances in our use of Web-based technology in the last decade – commonly referred to as “Web 2.0”, and now...
Pires named first woman to head A.G.’s criminal division
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced last week that Assistant Attorney General Stacey Pires is the new chief of his office’s criminal...














