Business Notes
ACCOUNTING
Judy A. Cloos
Judy A. Cloos has been promoted to senior tax accountant at Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. She prepares non-profit, corporate, partnership,...
Quality on time is demanded at Meridian Printing
An East Greenwich printing company's products are truly works of art. Meridian Printing is a leader in the world of art books...
Wage base tests harmony
An attempt by the labor community to raise the minimum wage could put to the test the
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Focus of unions’ split shifts to NLRB
Teachers' union hoping to recoup some 3,600 health care workers who split ranks starting last summer is hanging on to its former...
Elegance replacing haven of smut
For years the building at the corner of Washington and Empire streets has been the neighborhood misfit. Its large windows had to be boarded...
Literacy program still a hard sell
It's 3:30 on a recent Wednesday afternoon at Tower Manufacturing Corp. in South Providence, and a graduation party is under way.
Upstairs in the break...
Bess Eaton planning far more than doughnuts
Expanding well beyond the traditional coffee and doughnuts, the Westerly-based Bess Eaton Coffee Shop & Bakery company has unveiled ambitious plans for unprecedented growth.
In...
Minimum wage
There's no question that people who are chronically at minimum wage will face very difficult financial times, particularly if they are their family's main...
Construction jobs
We take issue with those economists who suggest that our employment figures are inflated because of large construction projects such as Providence Place, the...
Executive Poll
The Providence Business News/CELLULARONE ® executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies...








