Industries

Report touts economic, social impact of hospitals

Financial Services 05/19/2007

A doctor at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Providence takes it upon herself to help an Iraq War veteran who’s become...

ALLAN TEAR, an innovation consultant in Providence, has launched a blog called 'The Hackable City' that aims to document and promote social networks and collaboration. /

Blogger aims to make Providence ‘hackable’

Entrepreneurship 05/19/2007

Allan Tear is trying to make Providence “hackable” – in a good way. Tear, an innovation consultant whose firm, Aptus Collaborative, organizes projects for the...

WAL-MART has been making its stores more energy-efficient to improve its bottom line. Above, a store in Kansas City, Mo., where the cases have LED lighting. /

Businesses seeing value of efficiency

Capital Goods 05/19/2007

Until recently, energy efficiency was seen by many industry leaders as an expensive proposition that may benefit the environment but might not benefit the...

THOMAS NILES, executive vice president of The Procaccianti Group, shows an artist?s concept for what is now the parking lot of Newport Grand. /

Procaccianti outlines Newport plan to local leaders

Economic Activity 05/19/2007

When The Procaccianti Group first presented its O2 Newport proposal last month, the developer said it would solicit extensive public input to flesh out...

Bay State foreclosures up 355%<br> as home sales slow

Economic Activity 05/19/2007

As the housing market in Massachusetts continued to weaken, foreclosure auctions rose 355 percent in April to the highest level in years, according to...

Fed: Few banks tighten prime lending standards

Financial Services 05/19/2007

A “relatively small” number of banks tightened lending standards for prime mortgages in the three months to April, according to a Federal Reserve survey....

Sony says its PlayStation losses will shrink by 80%

Personnel 05/19/2007

Sony Corp., the world’s largest game console maker, said it will cut PlayStation losses by almost 80 percent this year by raising sales and...

U.S. industrial output <br>outpaces forecasts in April

Capital Goods 05/19/2007

Industrial production in the United States rose more than forecast last month as cold weather boosted electricity demand and manufacturers stepped up output after...

OSHA seeks $46,900 in penalties<br> from seafood processor

Capital Goods 05/19/2007

BRAINTREE, Mass. – The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited New Bedford seafood processor Carlos Seafood Inc., saying it failed...