Tag: Providence
Five Questions With: Don Somers
Don Somers, owner of the Wireless Zone franchise in Providence, talks about some of the changes in the industry since he opened his first...
Cox launches new television network, YurView
PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications recently debuted the YurView television network, providing its Rhode Island customers with a new mix of local and national programming.
According...
IGT, Incredible Technologies ink cross-licensing agreement
PROVIDENCE – Global gaming leader International Game Technology recently reached a patent cross-licensing agreement with Incredible Technologies Inc., a Class III gaming manufacturer based...
U.S. car demand collapse jeopardizes Trump’s auto factory push
Ford Fusion: down 37 percent. Chevrolet Malibu: down 36 percent. Toyota Prius: down 29 percent.
As those grim numbers suggest, the U.S. auto industry was...
Five Questions With: Jack Cacchiotti
Jack Cacchiotti is partner at Restivo Monacelli LLP, a Providence-based tax, accounting and business advisory. The firm recently announced it has expanded its footprint...
RIIB saves municipal borrowers $5.9M
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank estimates it has recently saved municipal borrowers $5.9 million by refinancing outstanding debt.
The quasi-public financing group says...
Elorza announces high school program for immigrant students entering U.S.
PROVIDENCE – For the past three weeks, 41 recently emigrated high school-aged students from countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central America have...
Local 1% meal, beverage tax collections climb in Jan., fiscal YTD
PROVIDENCE – Local 1 percent meal and beverage tax collections grew 1.8 percent year over year in January, and 1.6 percent when comparing the...
Federal judge approves 38 Studios settlement
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Monday ordered R.I. Commerce Corp. to pay $50,000 to settle allegations it defrauded investors to fund the now-defunct...
Gas prices climb in Rhode Island, Massachusetts
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices rose 2 cents in Rhode Island and Massachusetts from last week, AAA Northeast said Monday.
“These higher prices are in line...



















