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The tuxedo is again proving to be timeless
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More homes won’t solve affordability crisis
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Applied Science Associates
(published Aug. 1, 1988)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1979
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Computer modeler of marine and freshwater environments
THEN:
OWNER: Malcolm L. Spaulding, founder
LOCATION: Narragansett
EMPLOYEES: 16
ANNUAL SALES: WND
NOW:...
Palmer Spring Co.
(published Nov. 20, 1995)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1849 (in Boston)
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Brake, front-end suspension parts and service for all vehicles
THEN:
OWNERS: Douglas, Reggie and Chris...
Public Archeology Laboratory
(published Dec. 1, 2007)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1982
TYPE OF BUSINESS: A private nonprofit organization specializing in terrestrial and marine archaeology, historical research, and documentation and preservation...
Rhode Island Medical Imaging and Rhode Island College create endowed scholarship
HEALTHY BOOST: Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. recently worked with Rhode Island College to create the Rhode Island Medical Imaging Endowed Scholarship. The Warwick-based...
Performance Physical Therapy
(published Feb. 1, 2014)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1999
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Outpatient physical therapy
THEN:
OWNER: Michelle E. Collie
LOCATION: Flagship clinic at 129 School St. in Pawtucket,...