R.I. must find own path in order to reform health care
As the health care reform discussion advances on many fronts in Rhode Island, there is increasing focus on the program in place to the...
FCC must change network rules to spur investment
Tomorrow’s technology is available today in Rhode Island. Fiber-optic services like ultra-fast broadband and high-definition TV are already available to many Rhode Islanders, and...
Education investing pays off in innovation
Used sparingly and with precision, public investment can make a crucial difference. No where is that more true than in education. For 30 years...
Plan locally grown but globally known
When Ahuma Adodoadji came to Rhode Island to interview for the CEO position at Plan USA, he was struck by how little people here...
Buffett would be crazy to stay out of this mess
Here in the depths of the biggest crisis the municipal bond market has known since the Great Depression, it’s business as usual.
Will the credit...
New England cohesion helps region’s political goals
Last month, 17 members of the New England congressional delegation came together for a morning at Suffolk University Law School hosted by the New...
Corporate R&D needs to tap into academic expertise
This country’s leadership in new product and service development is in jeopardy. Competitive cost-cutting has forced the elimination of all but the shortest-term research...
How much do you use public relations experts?
Providence Business News asks local executives about their companies’ public relations strategies and whether they rely on in-house staff or an external PR firm....
Success is simple if you are prepared
These are not times for the faint of heart. As the dollar continues its nosedive against global currencies and creates inflationary pressure, as the...
People must step up for museum to work
More than two decades in gestation, the Heritage Harbor Museum to celebrate Rhode Island’s seafaring culture is hoping that a new hotel-office space complex...
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