Paramount to develop Navy combat control system
MIDDLETOWN – Paramount Solutions Inc. has been awarded $1.6 million to develop an advanced combat control system for Navy submarines.
“We are extremely proud...
Listening to the artists
It doesn’t matter how much city officials tout Providence as an arts and cultural destination – if the goods aren’t there, or if the...
Newport Hyatt upgrades in $30M ‘transformation’
Several hotels in Newport have recently undergone, or are still going through, significant renovations. But the $30 million project at the Hyatt Regency Newport...
Charity seeks benefactors in its R.I. backyard
On his taxi trip through Warwick to a job interview with Plan USA, Ahuma Adodoadji, who has since started as CEO, got a rude...
Inspections Web site is popular but limited
A Web site that enjoys a good deal of popularity among Rhode Islanders these days doesn’t have video, pictures, games or questionable activities. It...
Newport woman accused of futures-trading fraud
WASHINGTON – In a civil filing this month, the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission charges Elizabeth Baldwin of Newport with fraudulently soliciting and obtaining...
Self-service kiosks for every need
When, earlier this year, Thule Inc. was looking to simplify its in-store retail centers – which offer complex options for roof racks – it...
Court upholds Katrina flood victims’ win
The Louisiana Court of Appeals has ruled for Hurricane Katrina policyholders and against Lafayette Insurance Co., finding that when a policy is ambiguous on...
A D&O policy can help protect personal assets
Lawsuits against companies are on the rise, as are the dollar amounts courts award plaintiffs. Normally, a company’s legal structure provides its executives with...
Aon study finds majority of companies lack ERM
A survey by Aon Global Risk Consulting has found that only 1 in 10 companies in the Americas and Europe has fully integrated an...














