DeHart among first local ‘EcoBrokers’
Danielle DeHart – a licensed Realtor with Residential Properties Ltd., who also has half a decade’s experience in property management – recently earned the...
Carcieri vetoes ‘sunshine’ bill, 21 others
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today announced vetoes of 22 measures, including legislation intended to speed access to arrest reports and other public...
AFS again among nation’s best places to work
CHICAGO – Advanced Financial Services Inc. of Newport was honored at the Society for Human Resource Management Inc.’s 60th Annual Conference & Exposition as...
GE aviation chief Donnelly becomes Textron COO
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) has hired Scott C. Donnelly, the leader of GE’s aviation division since 2005, as an executive vice president...
No large, corner office for this grounded CEO
Receiving the top award for career achievement in the Providence Business News’ 2008 Business Women recognition program is a decidedly mixed blessing for Constance...
Creating equal opportunity for minority contractors
Robert G. Desperini has been in the construction business long enough to know that it can be unfair, particularly to minority contractors. Often, getting...
Helping women smash glass ceiling is her mission
Ask long-time management consultant Susan Colantuono why she’s made it her mission to move more women into corporate America’s boardrooms and corner offices, and...
Curb in credits not halting projects
For the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, it was worth paying a $229,500 fee up front – even on only a month’s...
Giving to others a passion that was given to her
When Michelle Cruz returned to Pawtucket after attending Providence College, she was discouraged to see that the music program that was cut while she...
Low-paying jobs a drag on economy
The sudden jump in Rhode Island’s unemployment rate to 7.2 percent in May is grim proof that the state needs to accelerate its move...