Knowledge economy brings region together for future
Providence has undergone an amazing evolution in the last decade. The proof is found not just in the millions of dollars invested in Capital...
Health insurance may make small business buy as one
What is an MEWA and can it help us with the cost of health insurance?
The Employers Association – a century-old but rather low-profile...
Neurotech makes plans for new plant
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments forchronic eye diseases, is building a new manufacturing plant in Rhode Island...
Small business owners air fears about R.I. deficit
Smithfield Diesel & Transmission Repair, a small Greenville repair shop for heavy-duty diesel engines, is struggling as its profit margins dwindle and the cost...
Judge vacates Roger Williams corruption convictions
BOSTON – A federal appeals court today vacated the corruption convictions of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives and ordered a new trial.
Robert...
Independent Bank full-year profit shrinks 13.6%
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), the parent of Rockland Trust Co., reported a profit of $28.38 million for the year ended...
Slade’s Ferry shareholders OK bank’s sale for $105M
SOMERSET and ROCKLAND, Mass. – Shareholders in Slade’s Ferry Bancorp (Nasdaq: SFBC), the parent of Slades Bank, yesterday approved the bank’s Agreement and Plan...
Roger Williams gets grant to renovate elder-care unit
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Medical Center today announced it has received a $380,000 grant from The Champlin Foundations. The money will be used to...
Quill Co. operations to move to Wisconsin
CRANSTON – The Quill Co. Inc., a family business founded in Rhode Island 62 years ago as T&T Manufacturing, will close at the end...
T.F. Green surpasses 5M passenger goal
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport in 2007 surpassed the R.I. Airport Corporation’s 5 million goal, despite a decline last month to...














