Endowments growing at URI
Up until 1992, the University of Rhode Island never had an endowed chair, a position supported in perpetuity by a major donation, because it...
State jobs fewer in ’90s
Can your uncle, or perhaps your girlfriend's father still get you a state job in Rhode Island?
Well, maybe. Especially if it's the right uncle....
‘Tis season for sharing and giving what you can’
They are not looking for designer ties or picture-in-picture television sets at the Salvation Army, Amos House or John Hope Settlement House in Providence....
A bedtime story for CEOs
Midnight in San Francisco, and Andrew O'Brien, chief executive officer of Trinity Systems, a technology company, finally opts to leave the office. Nothing he...
Books for executives available in variety
If that special executive on your gift list is a book lover, you may be wondering what books will be hot this holiday season....
FROED offers help to business at all levels
Most often it's baby steps. They are helping the City of Fall River make major strides in economic development. Take Andre Coelho, for example. Coelho was building...
McLeod blames lack of support for quitting DEM
Andrew H. McLeod, the state's top environmental official, resigned last week after what he described as a lack of political support for his department.
McLeod...
SBANE hits 60 years of service
A friend of small business turned 60 years old last month.
The Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) has worked with thousands of business...
New Web site for Vision RI gives volunteers access
Once a month or so, Providence insurance agent Lorne Adrain and his wife take their three young children to Waterplace Park. They bring a...
Computer center dedicated
A new computer center at Job Link Inc., a minority-owned employment agency in Providence, has been named for the financial institution that followed a...
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