Make insurers collect co-pays and deductibles
There was more bad news for businesses on future health care costs recently. Soon health care is expected to consume one in every five...
Cyber-crime is rising and becoming more dangerous
You’ve heard it before. Computer viruses can erase your entire system; someone can use your computer to attack others, or a crook can...
Energy conservation and ‘green’ options
Which, if any, of these alternative energy sources have you considered for your company?
* Solar panels – 6.9 percent
* A wind turbine –...
A powerful incentive that is necessary
Utility customers who generate their own electricity – say, through solar panels or a wind turbine – get a credit from the utility for...
Editorial Cartoon: Crazy to Work Here
Applied learning
A young girl and slightly older boy, both wearing backpacks, stroll down the sidewalk away from their elementary school. A smiling dog walks...
Hard work will deliver this fantasy
U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy had it right – the “sheer immensity” of the plan that The Procaccianti Group unveiled last week for Newport’s...
Editorial Cartoon: Circuit City layoffs
Circuit City lays off high-paid workers.
In this cartoon, an illustration of a storefront, bearing the Circuit City logo, is emblazoned with signs saying:
"EMPLOYEE CLEARANCE:...
CCRI changes lives,<br> and it should have big dreams
On March 23, Ray M. Di Pasquale was officially inaugurated as the fourth president of the Community College of Rhode Island, a position he...
Patents key to creative economy
Increasingly, patents are considered a company’s most valuable asset. So, as we continue to move into a “creative economy,” Rhode Island needs to assess...
Recruiting and keeping happy employees
Workers with less than two years of service voluntarily leave at an average rate of 20 percent per year, a recent study found, while...
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