Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from July 2001

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from July 2001

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 1, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 1--IF YOU'RE ON EXTENSION, SO IS REBATE CHECK: To figure out whether you're eligible for a federal income-tax rebate, and how much -- if anything -- you'll get, the government will use the federal income-tax...

Rhode Island to Offer State Services Online.
July 1, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Jul. 1--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Imagine renewing your car registration without standing in line. Picture yourself filing for a business permit without leaving your desk. You can stop dreaming; that day might not be that...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
July 1, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Jul. 1--HEALTH CARE HAS TO HEAL ITSELF: Somehow, the health-care debate in Congress has deteriorated into a fight about lawsuits and lawyers. What nonsense. You'd think, from listening to the debate, that...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 2, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 2--NO NEED FOR WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS WITH A ROTH IRA: I'm very into Roths . . . You talked about (how) beneficiaries generally will be able to keep the account growing on a tax-deferred basis by stretching out...

Providence, R.I.-Based Parts Maker Sells Automotive Unit.
July 3, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Jul. 3--In a move to further trim its automotive division, Textron yesterday sold the manufacturing assets of its electric motor components business to Johnson Electric, a Hong Kong-based holding firm, in a deal...

Providence Journal, R.I., Health Insurance Column.
July 3, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 3--NEW RATES AFFECT ESTIMATED TAXES: QUESTION: Lower federal income tax rates are now in effect. So if part of your income is normally taxed at 28 percent or above, you should see a slight drop in the amount...

Suppliers Sour on Newport, R.I.-Based Ice Cream Chain.
July 4, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 4--Three of the largest creditors of Newport Creamery have severed ties or stopped supplying goods to the restaurant chain. The three are included on a list of the 20 largest, unsecured creditors of Newport...

Gas Firm Fires Up Plan for Single Rate in Rhode Island.
July 4, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Jul. 4--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The new owner of Providence Gas, Valley Gas and Bristol & Warren Gas says it wants to consolidate the three sets of rates into one and share savings from the merger with customers and...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 4, 2001... Jul. 4--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Somerset, 8 p.m., to Somerset with coal. SAILED YESTERDAY: None. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to...

Pawtucket, R.I.-Based Radio Station Sold to Walt Disney Company.
July 5, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Jul. 5--Pawtucket-based AAA Entertainment LLC has completed the sale of WICE-AM "550 the Buzz" to Radio Disney, marking Mickey's entry into the Rhode Island market. The sale was initially announced in May, but was...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 6, 2001... Jul. 6--AEROVOX WITHDRAWS FROM NASDAQ: Aerovox announced yesterday that it is voluntarily withdrawing trading of its common stock from the Nasdaq exchange. Trading had been suspended since June 7 when the New Bedford, Mass. company filed for...

Hopkinton, Mass.-Based Data Storage Giant Misses Its Quarterly Expectation.
July 6, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 6--EMC Corp. said yesterday it earned 4 cents to 6 cents per share in the second quarter, missing analysts' quarterly expectations for the second time this year. Analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson...

Rhode Island Ice Cream Company Must Lick Tax Woes.
July 6, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 6--Newport Creamery Inc. owes thousands of dollars in back taxes to 27 cities and towns in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The struggling Rhode Island ice cream chain hasn't paid real estate...

Telecom Company Lowers Price for Rhode Island-Based Internet Service in Maine.
July 6, 2001... Jul. 6--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Log On America will be paid $225,000 to sell its residential customer accounts to a new telecommunications company in Maine -- considerably less than the $850,000 price tag set when the deal was announced in May. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 6, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 6--QUESTION: The new federal tax law contains some major changes for Section 457 retirement savings plans, which are used by many employees of state and local governments and other tax-exempt organizations. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 6, 2001... Jul. 6--ARRIVING TODAY: Energy Enterprise, 9:30 a.m., to Brayton Point, from Virginia with coal. SAILING TODAY: Energy Enterprise, 10 p.m., from Brayton Point, to Providence. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILING YESTERDAY: None. ...

Boston-Based Bank to Restructure Private Banking Business.
July 7, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 7--In an effort to broaden its services to its wealthiest clients, FleetBoston Financial Corp. is restructuring its private banking business by creating fewer, larger teams and putting 10 of its team leaders...

Corporate Clients Risk Being Shown the Door by Major Banks.
July 7, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 7--Simply lending to corporations isn't enough for a growing number of major banks these days. With a wide variety of high-margin services, and loans producing just small profits, more and more financial...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 7, 2001... Jul. 7--WHITEHOUSE SEEKS NEWPORT CREAMERY CASE TRANSFER: Atty. Gen. Sheldon Whitehouse has filed a statement in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Florida in support of Bank Rhode Island's motion to transfer Newport Creamery's bankruptcy case to Rhode...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 7, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Jul. 7--CREAMERY DIDN'T RISE TO THE TOP: Peter W. Rector and Robert Swain toasted with Awful, Awful milkshakes in 1999 when Rector, whose family owned Newport Creamery for three generations, sold the local...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
July 7, 2001... Jul. 7--TUESDAY The Attleboro Chapter of Business Network Int'l (BNI) meets weekly from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Canterbury Woods, 100 Garfield Ave. For information, call (888) 314-4264. The Newport Chapter of Business Network Int'l (BNI)...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
July 7, 2001... Jul. 7--CASUALTY UNDERWRITERS Robin Federici of North Kingstown, director of education and communications of the Independent Insurance Agents of R.I., has been named president of the R.I. Chapter of Chartered Property Casualty...

Rhode Island College Courts Women Students.
July 7, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 7--Bryant College, which 138 years ago built a reputation by offering business courses to some of Rhode Island's most up-and-coming young men, has noticed something missing -- women. So the college is...

New Building to Help Reshape Image of Smithfield, R.I.-Area College.
July 7, 2001... Byline: LeAnne Gendreau Jul. 7--SMITHFIELD, R.I.--Ronald Machtley, president of Bryant College, walks his dogs through the construction site on campus before the crews arrive for work in the morning. He can picture two new buildings, a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 7, 2001... Jul. 7--ARRIVING TODAY: Norwegian Sea, 8 a.m., to Newport anchorage with passengers. SAILING TODAY: Norwegian Sea, 5 p.m., from Newport anchorage, to New York with passengers. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 9 a.m., to Brayton...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
July 8, 2001... Jul. 8--RE/MAX: Lori Grenier of Warwick has been appointed Home-Link sales manager for RE/MAX Professionals and RE/MAX Metro. She will oversee new business development establishing partnerships with companies in the area that provide home...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
July 8, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Jul. 8--Maybe place matters more than a lot of the things the pols and the planners worry about -- things such as investment rates, the business climate and taxes. And maybe Richard Florida, a professor of economic...

Communications Firm Awaits Notice in Fight over Towers in Smithfield, R.I.
July 9, 2001... Byline: Thomas J. Morgan Jul. 9--SMITHFIELD, R.I.--A lull has developed in the battle between antennae. Ever since MCF Communications lost its bid for a 250-foot transmission tower before the Zoning Board of Review on May 31 the...

West Greenwich, R.I.-Based Lottery Company to Take Itself Out of Games.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 10--WARWICK, R.I.--Lottery giant GTECH Holdings Corp. yesterday unveiled more of its plan to shift out of the slowing lottery business. Howard Cohen, GTECH's new chief executive officer, told shareholders...

Banking Observers Say Financial Group Has Other Options Besides Buying Mellon.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 10--Citizens Financial Group may be looking at a deal for Mellon Financial Corp. that would expand the Providence-based bank deep into Pennsylvania, according to industry observers. But they also agree it...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 10--QUESTION: The new federal tax law will mean big changes for 401(k) retirement savings plans. And the changes will affect lots of people. As of Dec. 31, about 37.1 million people nationwide were taking part in...

Auto Dealership Site in Pawtucket, R.I., Razed for Sheraton Hotel.
July 10, 2001... Byline: John Castellucci Jul. 10--PAWTUCKET, R.I.--Demolition began yesterday at the Viking Chevrolet complex, the former automobile dealership on Division Street, that is all that stands in the way of a new hotel. Big chunks of what...

Providence, R.I.-Based Measuring Instrument Maker Cuts 46 Workers.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Jul. 10--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Mahr Federal Inc. announced yesterday that it is cutting its work force by 46, including 26 in its Providence plant, because sales are down in the measuring instrument business. The...

Gambling Company to Finance Indians' Push for Tribal Status.
July 10, 2001... Byline: Paul Edward Parker Jul. 10--A Minnesota-based gambling company has agreed to provide the Nipmuc Nation with financial backing in hopes that the Indian tribe will one day open a casino somewhere in its ancestral homelands in...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 11, 2001... Jul. 11--SHAW'S TO CLOSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER: Shaw's Supermarkets yesterday announced it was closing its East Bridgewater, Mass., distribution center which employs 335. The company said that with the union contract at the facility ending July...

Cox Communications Raises Cable Rates.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Jul. 11--The price of watching cable television is headed upward again. Cox Communications said yesterday it will increase rates by 5.6 percent for most customers in Rhode Island, but some will see their...

General Assembly's Inaction May Hurt Some Rhode Island Electricity Users.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Jul. 11--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The General Assembly adjourned this month without acting on a bill designed to help the state's largest users of electricity. But the legislation's failure may end up hurting only some of...

West Kingston, R.I.-Based High-Tech Company Plans 700 More Layoffs.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 11--West Kingston's American Power Conversion Corp. is cutting 700 jobs, including 170 in Rhode Island, and shutting down two manufacturing plants in Europe as demand for its products continues to soften. ...

Creditors of Rhode Island Ice Cream Eatery Want Court Case Moved.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 11--Twenty-eight Newport Creamery creditors are filing a motion in U.S Bankruptcy Court in Tampa, Fla. to support Bank Rhode Island's request to have the ice cream restaurant chain's court case moved to Rhode...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 11--Still waiting for a check from Rhode Island's popular property tax relief program? You'll be getting it soon, but you won't be getting much. The state is preparing to mail about $1.17 million in checks to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 11, 2001... Jul. 11--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: Energy Enterprise, 12 p.m., from Providence, to Virginia in ballast. --Da-Qiane, 6:30 p.m., from Providence, to sea. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: USS Mitscher, 9:30 a.m., to Naval Station...

Rhode Island to Offer Tax Breaks for Historic Preservation.
July 11, 2001... Byline: Ariel Sabar Jul. 11--Rhode Island has joined a handful of states offering large tax write-offs to developers who fix up historic buildings, a lure that experts say is the biggest boon for historic preservation here in a...

Rhode Island Biotechnology Firm Fights Against Eco-terrorism.
July 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 12--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--Albert Kausch fears unseen predators. The marauders, emotionally driven and with no regard for the law, could easily set Kausch's biotechnology start-up back seven months with...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 12, 2001... Jul. 12--NIXON PEABODY MERGER: Nixon Peabody LLP, which has offices in 11 cities on the East Coast, including Providence, is merging with Lillick & Charles LLP, a West Coast law firm. Under the deal, Lillick & Charles will change its name to...

Retailer Sells Women's Costume Jewelry Business to Massachusetts Firm.
July 12, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Jul. 12--Attleboro-based Swank Inc., which was delisted from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market earlier this year, announced yesterday that it is selling its women's costume jewelry business to American Biltrite, of Wellesley...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 12, 2001... Jul. 12--ARRIVING TODAY: Taman, 5 a.m., to East Providence. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, from Providence, to Norfolk in ballast. --Da-Qiang, 5 p.m., from Providence, to sea...

Providence Journal, R.I., Small-Business Briefs.
July 12, 2001... Jul. 12--VENTURE INVESTING: MerchantBanc, a Manchester, N.H.-based venture capital firm, has created the Digital Divide Education Fund to serve Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. The fund will be used to start high-tech...

Firm Delays Worker Expansion Plan for Wichita, Kan.-Based Aircraft Business.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 13--Textron Inc. is holding off on employee expansion plans of its Cessna Aircraft Co. in Kansas, postponing the addition of 550 jobs until the economy propels demand for its aircraft. Wichita-based Cessna...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 13, 2001... Jul. 13--HASBRO SUIT: A fired executive is suing Hasbro Games, claiming age discrimination. Robert Joyal, 56, of Hampden, Mass. said in his Hampden Superior Court suit that he had worked for the company for 31 years before he was dismissed in...

Rhode Island Pilots Receive Smaller Rates for Guiding Vessels to Ports.
July 13, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 13--When it comes to navigating this watery state, Rhode Island pilots must face years of sailing experience, a little danger and, at least compared with the Mississippi, a lot less controversy. Because...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
July 13, 2001... Jul. 13--ARRIVING TODAY: No arrivals. SAILING TODAY: Taman, 4 p.m., from East Providence. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Taman, 4 a.m., to East Providence. SAILED YESTERDAY: No departures. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 14, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Jul. 14--THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG: Christopher "Kip" Bergstrom has moved the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council offices in Providence from Westminster Street, where they have been for five years, to...

Judge Rules Exclusive Providence, R.I., Neighborhood Can't Keep Out Horse.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Mark Arsenault Jul. 14--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Western Cranston's exclusive Ridgewood Estates neighborhood must no longer exclude Sonny the horse, a judge has ruled. After outpacing his rivals in court yesterday, Sonny returns to...

Boston-Based Mutual Fund Firm Cuts 160 Jobs.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 14--Fidelity Investments is eliminating 160 jobs in its institutional services unit, including 70 at its burgeoning Smithfield campus, but said the decision should not interfere with its plans for area growth....

New Radio Tower in Westerly, R.I., Will Extend Signals' Reach.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Donald D. Breed Jul. 14--WESTERLY, R.I.--A new 250-foot radio tower has been erected on Block Island, and sometime soon -- probably early next month -- the FM signals of radio stations WCRI and WADK will be stronger and reach...

Survey Finds Millionaires Constantly Worry About Losing Money.
July 14, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Jul. 14--Remember how your mother told you money won't buy you happiness? Well, guess what: it won't make you stop worrying, either. At least that's the finding of a new survey released by the giant...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
July 15, 2001... Jul. 15--MONDAY The Rotary Club of Providence will hold a 12:15 luncheon meeting at the Providence Marriott Hotel. Speaker: Providence Police Chief Richard Sullivan. For information, call 331-3863. TUESDAY The Attleboro Chapter of...

EDITORIAL: Don't Use Up Home Equity.
July 15, 2001... Jul. 15--When the economy weakens, the housing market usually suffers. But that did not happen in the past year, according to a new report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Nationally, home prices have held firm. And...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 15--The new federal tax law will make Roth IRAs more appealing starting next year, because you'll be able to contribute more money. Roth IRAs are especially appealing if you're young, because your account can have...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
July 15, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Jul. 15--Let's contemplate the past session of the General Assembly. The crew up on Smith Hill not only increased spending by an eye-popping 9.8 percent, but then they cut the income tax, the car tax, and the...

Citizens to Buy Part of Pittsburgh-Based Mellon Financial.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 17--Citizens Financial Group today is expected to announce plans to acquire the retail-banking arm of the Pittsburgh-based Mellon Financial Corp. The deal would double the number of Citizens branches and...

Gasoline Prices Finally Plummet in Rhode Island.
July 17, 2001... Jul. 17--Gasoline prices in Rhode Island continued to tumble yesterday with the average price of self-service, unleaded, regular gasoline at $1.619, down six cents from the previous week. A State Energy Office survey showed the prices...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 17--Your tax rebate letter is on the way -- at last! The Internal Revenue Service said late yesterday that it has begun mailing notices to 112 million taxpayers that provide detailed, personalized information...

Providence, R.I.-Area Firm Offers Security System for Aircraft Carrier.
July 17, 2001... Jul. 17--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--An East Providence security company has offered to donate and install security and fire alarm systems aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga if a local foundation's attempt to acquire the vessel from the Navy is...

New Unemployment Claims in Rhode Island Rose 22 Percent in May.
July 17, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Jul. 17--A nationwide surge in layoffs continues to drive up new unemployment claims in Rhode Island, which rose about 22 percent in May, according to the latest Current Conditions Index. Nationwide, new...

With Mellon Deal, Citizens Financial's Business Model Branches Out.
July 18, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 18--With a deal to expand into Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, Citizens Financial Group plans to grow just as aggressively in the mid-Atlantic states as it has in New England, where it ranks as the...

Providence, R.I., Bank to Add 500 Jobs.
July 19, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 19--Citizens Financial Group said yesterday it will add 500 jobs in Rhode Island as it expands its work force after it acquires 300 branches in Pennsylvania and opens more offices in area supermarkets. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
July 19, 2001... Jul. 19--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Textron yesterday reported second-quarter earnings that met analysts' expectations but the company also hiked the number of jobs it is cutting and for the third time this year lowered year-end earnings projections....

Home Prices, and Sales, Hit New Highs in Rhode Island.
July 19, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Jul. 19--The median sales price for existing single-family homes in Rhode Island last month hit $166,500, the highest since housing prices began to be recorded state-wide in 1979. The median sales price in June 2000...

Rhode Island Toy Inventors Face Tough Competition.
July 19, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Jul. 19--EAST GREENWICH, R.I.--Toy designer Laure LeBlanc's office looks like a toy store -- stress free and brimming with stuffed animals. Don't be fooled. Making a living as a toy inventor may seem like...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 20, 2001... Jul. 20--JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RISES: The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up again last month to 4.7 percent, up from 4.5 percent in May, according to figures released yesterday by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and...

Organization Members Picket Providence, R.I., Gas Firm.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Jul. 20--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Several customers of Providence Gas Co. yesterday morning tried to pay their gas bills and were turned away. They wanted to pay in pennies. The customers were members of the Association...

Rhode Island Device Maker Lowers Revenue Scope; Banks Post Gains.
July 20, 2001... Jul. 20--Hurt by the weak economy, Middletown-based KVH Industries yesterday lowered its revenue projections for the year. The company said the "challenging economic environment" has forced the company to drop its revenue growth forecast...

Providence, R.I., Watch Repair Business Changes Hands.
July 20, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 20--The Providence Watch Hospital, a local business tradition that for 61 years repaired some of the finest watches money can buy, has sold its most prized piece -- the business -- to another local...

Warwick, R.I.-Area Airport Begins to See Capacity Problems on the Horizon.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Jul. 21--WARWICK, R.I.--Attracted by cheaper tickets, easier access and fewer delays, air travelers are choosing T.F. Green Airport in ever-increasing numbers, forcing officials at the state's main airport to confront...

Rival Banks Jump at the Chance to Steal Citizens' Customers in Pennsylvania.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Jul. 21--Citizens Financial Group is entering a new state with a new clientele and, like a well-meaning but unexpected salesman, it is about to learn what it's like being on the receiving end of the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
July 21, 2001... Jul. 21--BUS LINES GET NEW DRIVER: Coach USA, which owns Bonanza Bus and Pawtuxet Valley Bus, has a new chief executive. Randal West, who quit as president and chief operating officer of Allied Holdings Inc., yesterday was named president and...

University of Rhode Island Looks for Money to Add More Campus Parking.
July 21, 2001... Byline: Paul Davis Jul. 21--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--In just one year, the University of Rhode Island will open an 8,000-seat arena for rock concerts, basketball games and lectures. But the campus may not have enough parking for sold-out...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
July 22, 2001... Jul. 22--JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: The following have been elected officers: James Rudgers, of Manchester Humphreys, chairman; Theresa O'Brien, of Verizon, senior vice chairman; Gordon Pingicer, of KPMG, treasurer; and Theresa O'Brien, of Verizon,...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
July 22, 2001... Jul. 22--PARKINSON TECHNOLOGIES: Joe Connelly has been promoted to technical director of engineering. He is in charge of directing designs, research and development, and technical aspects of engineering. Amy MacKay has been promoted to...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 22--The U.S. Treasury is in the process of mailing federal income-tax rebates to more than 90 million taxpayers. Whether you're eligible depends in part on whether you filed a federal income tax-return covering...

Providence Journal, R.I., New Businesses Column.
July 22, 2001... Jul. 22--There were 3,217 companies that filed incorporation papers with the Rhode Island secretary of state's office as of July 13. KEY: Director (D), Incorporator (I), President (P), Agent (A), General Partnership (GP), Limited...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Jul. 22--Early in the morning, stockbrokers across America gather for the call. This is the hallowed time when the sales force gets The Word on what stocks to buy, what stocks to hold, and (every now and then) what...

Experts Give Rhode Island Residents Advice for Use of Tax Rebate.
July 22, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Jul. 22--EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.--By now you probably know what you want to do with your federal income-tax rebate. But what should you do? Consider using your rebate as a catalyst to improve your overall financial...