Banks deserve ink for job-creation loans
Citizens Bank and Sovereign Bank are to be commended for the low-interest business loan programs they both introduced in 2005 to help New England...
Taking care of personal business at work
A recent survey reports that employees spend an average of three hours a week on personal tasks.
How much time do you think your employees...
Editorial Cartoon: Crazy to Work Here
A man in a suit stands in front of a mirror, whistling as he ties his tie, while a cat and a dog look...
Editorial Cartoon: ‘Greenspan in Retirement …’
"Greenspan in Retirement: Exhuberant as Ever ..."
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan sits on the porch, in a rocking chair, watching a small child (Financial...
Corporate Outings: What do you prefer?
How often does your company sponsor off-site recreational and/or social activities for employees?
More than once a month – 2.8 percent
Several times a year –...
Editorial Cartoon: Crazy to Work Here
"Spineless Media, Inc., News Department: Gov't-produced propaganda presented as legit news; pro-big biz puff pieces; warm-fuzzy pablum and celebrities; everything else (watch those fingers!)."
Tougher DEM fines make a lot of sense
If the R.I. Department of Environmental Management has its way this year, the penalties for serious environmental and hazardous-waste violations – and for failing...
Vision for school produces local hero
Twenty-three years ago, Dan Corley, along with his college roommate, Bob Hahn, founded Community Preparatory School in South Providence with a vision of what...
Viral marketing doesn’t have to be a PR disaster
There is an old adage that any publicity is good publicity. Recent events in Boston, however, have tested the limits of that notion.
First there...
Behavioral health parity<br> helps patients, saves costs
There is considerable discussion these days about the factors that drive up health care costs. But there is one factor that contributes only modestly,...
