Corporate outings? The party’s over for now
Every year, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. marks the end to a grueling tax season with a companywide outing. In 2020, the plan...
Pandemic turns up heat on R.I. caterers
Caterer Nick Mattiello is used to assembling specialty orders with creative presentations such as a three-tier crudité table overflowing with grapes, pepperoni and a...
Business incubator born in response to COVID-19
Jo Lee’s new business was on the fast track to success. In a single year, she’d transformed PopUp Rhody LLC from an idea into a...
New life breathed into kitchen collaborative
Restaurants and other food businesses, like many small businesses, have high failure rates. How to get started in the business while learning the ropes?...
Banking pushed further onto web, mobile devices
The financial sector long ago embraced online banking, but the coronavirus crisis has boosted use of the technology to new levels. Financial institutions reported an...
Deferred loans, waived fees part of pandemic response for banks
The consumer messaging of banks and credit unions through the COVID-19 pandemic has been consistent: we’re here for you. When it comes to bank fees...
Pandemic highlights hazards of offshoring for manufacturing
Renaud Megard knew he would have to make some key operational changes to his company, NFI Corp., when the coronavirus hit in March. While all...
R.I. factories have learned lessons in fighting to keep COVID-19 out
Through his involvement in an international organization, Karl Wadensten knew what global manufacturers were doing to try to keep COVID-19 out of their workplaces. Before...
Office alterations: Pandemic reshaping the workplace as employees begin returning
The community candy dish in the office is gone. So is the team lunch, the over-the-desk conversation and people rushing into a crowded elevator. As...
Providence library, other projects near finish in uncertain times
When Jack Martin first walked into the Providence Public Library in 2014, he felt like someone had pressed the pause button on the building...
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