Warwick firm develops new skin patch
An early-stage medical device company focused on the multi-billion dollar market for skin patches that release prescription drugs into the body hopes to license...
Wirelessly connecting to the home nine
To Red Sox fans, the Green Monster of Fenway Park is more than a left field wall and scoreboard – it is a symbol...
Don’t wait for rain to plan recovery
Last spring Rhode Island was up to its elbows in water, as the photographs on the cover and on this page – taken...
SBA a partner for businesses hit by disaster
When the Blackstone River overflowed its banks in October 2005 during one of the worst rainstorms in almost a century, the rampaging waters took...
New flood-zone maps in the works for R.I.
Anyone who grew up in Rhode Island has no doubt heard tales of deluge and disaster. Rising waters have flooded parts of the state...
Small businesses now have data backup options
When an Attleboro-based construction company’s computer server crashed recently, the tape drive backing up the company’s critical software failed to do its job.
Fortunately, technology...
Campus alerts improved after Va. Tech shootings
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings that rocked the nation, colleges and universities are taking a hard look at their own ability...
FM Global study rates top threats to big companies
Financial executives from 500 of the world’s largest companies rated competition, supply-chain disruption and property risks as their top threats, according to a new...
Fire code changes designed to help businesses
On March 21, revised fire regulations took effect across the state, reflecting the latest chapter in an effort to prevent tragedies like the 2003...
Prepping for disaster needed by all businesses
In the past, large corporations planned for disasters by backing up their data, storing information off site and building redundancy into their processes. That...