These hackers meet to share, not destroy
The stereotype paints geeks as solitary, socially maladroit tech-heads who are more comfortable with their computers than with human companions. But the Providence Geeks...
OSHA, Democrats and the killer-popcorn rule
There seems to be more than a kernel of truth in findings that a chemical in the buttery flavoring that coats microwave popcorn can...
Allow Blue Cross to build downtown
When Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced that it wanted to build its new headquarters next to the Waterplace condominiums in...
SCHIP veto exposes mistaken assumptions
In only his fourth veto, President George W. Bush struck down a bill to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which...
Divesting adjusts R.I.’s risk sends message in Darfur
As the general treasurer of Rhode Island, I manage Rhode Island’s pension fund, which encompasses the pension systems of state employees, teachers and many...
Storage facilities provide irreplaceable energy source
In the early 1980s, storage capacity for petroleum-based products in Rhode Island was 350 million gallons. During the ’80s and right into the late...
Innovation’s success is key to the future
The Providence Business News regularly celebrates the best of Rhode Island’s business community. Our awards programs – from the 40 Under Forty, to...
The major issues deserve solutions, in R.I. and the U.S.
It is no secret that special interests dominate the state’s politics. It allows them to influence how, from whom and in what amounts tax...
This merger should deliver real health care reform
The Rhode Island Business Group on Health recently sponsored a “summit” conference on a variety of health-related topics expected to be of interest to...
Editorial Cartoon: Frankenstein’s manager
Crazy to Work Here, by Brad Veley
A man in business attire - a dark suit, white shirt and patterned tie - sits at a...
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