Read the fine print on private flood insurance
The flood-insurance market for Rhode Island has opened up in recent years, with more private options now available. But before businesses and homeowners try...
‘Flyer Beware’ report questions value of travel insurance
“Flyer Beware,” an August report researched and published by the office of Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., calls into question the value of travel...
Open educational resources helping college students avoid hefty textbook costs
The price of tuition often trumps that of textbooks – both in size and priority – when it comes to budgeting for college.However, according...
![2018 average tuition and fees for
New England colleges and universities
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Schools boost fundraising to slow rising student costs
Each year, college gets more expensive. Tuition and other costs have continued to escalate, reports show, prompting ever-higher levels of governmental and institutional financial...
Private schools adjusting tuition policies in effort to diversify enrollments
Gordon School and other independent schools that have re-examined their tuition policies in recent years have reached a similar conclusion.If they want to diversify...
Banks say tax reform allowed for increased spending on staff, infrastructure
Many banks in Rhode Island and elsewhere have showered employees with pay raises and bonuses since President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in Congress...
R.I. chicken farmer feels caged by new law
Little Rhody Foods in Foster is the only commercial farm in Rhode Island that encloses its hens in cages and has done so since...
DBR streamlining regs to aid businesses
If you regulate it, businesses will come … and tell you how to better manage the industry, which fines and processes are outdated, which...
Employee cybersecurity training often missing piece, say experts
It’s safe to say most companies are aware of the threat of cyberattacks and damage that can occur from data breaches and have taken...
‘Human firewall’ firms’ biggest hacking vulnerability
The underlying agenda was subtle: A Boston firm that sells cybersecurity training wanted a survey done that would quantify the need for companies to...
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