Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from March 2001

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from March 2001

Developer Cashes in on Tech-Wired Office Building in Smithfield, R.I.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 3--A few years ago, Jack Keigwin put his eye to whisker-thin fiber-optic cables, and he saw hundreds of workers zipping through. Like a portal to the boardrooms of the region's nameplate companies, the...

Rhode Island Finance Services Industry Increases Job Openings.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Mar. 3--While Rhode Island's manufacturing sector may be shrinking and traditional area retailers are cutting jobs, the financial services industry is taking up some of the slack. One day after Fidelity...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 3, 2001... Mar. 3--ARRIVING TODAY: Navios Pioneer, 1:30 p.m., to Providence with salt. SAILING TODAY: Iowa, 8 a.m., from Newport Naval Station to sea. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Bremer Saturn, 6 a.m., to Providence discharging machinery. SAILED...

Rhode Island Public-Television Station Offers Program to Help with Taxes.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 3--Doing your taxes this weekend? Tune in tomorrow to Channel 36, Rhode Island's public-television station, from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants' annual Tax Forum show....

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
March 4, 2001... Mar. 4--SEACOAST FINANCIAL SERVICES: Philip W. Read, president of Jared Coffin House on Nantucket, Island, has been named a director of Seacoast Financial Services Corp., of New Bedford, the holding company for Compass Bank and Nantucket Bank....

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
March 4, 2001... Mar. 4--WARDWELL BRAIDING: David Goodney has been named sales manager at the Wardwell Braiding Machine Co., in Central Falls. He will oversee U.S. operations. Since joining Wardwell in 1999, he has served as sales engineer, focusing on new...

Providence Journal, R.I., Cybertalk Column.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 4--NAPSTER CONTROVERSY AWAKENS SOUND-ALIKE SERVICES: Napster, the company, may soon be shut down by the courts. But Napster, the idea, lives on. The Internet music trading service created by Shawn...

Rhode Island Businesses, Factories Feel the Slowing Economy.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 4--WARWICK, R.I.--The door to T.W. Rounds' store on Bald Hill Road chimes like an old clock every time a customer comes through, but on this day it is mostly silent. Then, just past noon last Wednesday, the sun...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 4--U.S. SHIFTED AUTOMOBILE TAX BREAK INTO REVERSE: QUESTION: I would like to know whether the money that you pay to the State of Rhode Island when you purchase a new automobile, can be deducted on your federal...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Mar. 4--THE HEAT IS ON FOR REGIONAL SOLUTIONS: New England has one economy, one environment, and one energy system. That's a fact, an obvious one. Here's another: New England has six governors, six legislatures,...

Rhode Island Residents Use Least Electricity Per Capita among States.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 2--The federal government's official statistics say that Rhode Island uses less electricity on a per capita basis than any other state. Really. Should we credit this to our frugal Yankee heritage or perhaps...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 5--WARWICK, R.I.--HOME SWEET HOMESTEAD: Do you own your own home? Looking for a little peace of mind? Consider filing some paperwork with your city or town that can protect some or all of your house from...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 6, 2001... Mar. 6--FLEETBOSTON, SALOMON GO TO BAT FOR SOX: FleetBoston Financial Corp. and Salomon Smith Barney have been hired by the Boston Red Sox general partner, the Jean R. Yawkey Trust, to advise it on the next stage of the team's sale. The Yawkey...

Storm Spurs Rush to Buy Heating Oil in Rhode Island.
March 6, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 6--If people panic when they realize they don't have bread or milk and a big snow storm is looming, imagine their emotions when they see that the oil tank is nearly empty. The phones at heating-oil companies have...

Rhode Island Employers Send Workers Home or Hold Snow-Emergency Meetings.
March 6, 2001... Mar. 6--During a northeaster, G.I. Joe lies low. The war hero is not alone. Hundreds of insurers, engineers and machine operators stayed home, or at least had the option to, yesterday and probably today as several large companies battened...

Truckers Upset about Connecticut's Snow Ban on Commercial Tractor-Trailers.
March 9, 2001... Byline: Brian C. Jones and Lynn Arditi Mar. 7--WEST GREENWICH, R.I.--As they revved their diesel engines loudly, drivers at a truck stop here yesterday grumbled almost as noisily about a ban on commercial trucks that had been imposed a few...

Rhode Island Economic Analysts Remain Confident in the Economy.
March 10, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 10--When it comes to the economy, we've become a nation of manic depressives. One day we're up; the next down. Even the wise men who make a living studying the economy are showing signs of affliction. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 10, 2001... Mar. 10--ARRIVING TODAY: Harbel Cutlass, 12 noon, at Fall River with chemicals. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: Maersk Crest, 12 noon, from Davisville, to Boston with balance of cargo. To see...

Providence, R.I., Financial District Emerges as a High-Tech Hotbed.
March 10, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 10--The Rhode Island Economic Policy Council plans to abandon Providence's financial district in May to try to jump-start business development and technology innovation. After five years on Westminster...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
March 11, 2001... Mar. 11--MONDAY: The Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Narragansett Bay will hold a dinner meeting at 5:15 p.m. at White's of Westport, 66 State Rd., Westport, Mass. Speaker: Barry Ketschke, general manager of Brayton Point Station,...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
March 11, 2001... Mar. 11--The Smaller Business Association of New England has named two new directors of the Rhode Island chapter: William Schlageter, principal and chief operating officer of Novare Engineers, of Providence; and Yvette Ullom, president of Bean...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
March 11, 2001... Mar. 11--ROGER WILLIAMS: Kimberly Ann O'Connell has been named general counsel at Roger Williams Medical Center, in Providence. She will provide legal counsel to all affiliates of the Medical Center and report to Robert A. Urciuoli, president...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
March 11, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Mar. 11--Death and taxes. You know the cliche: "Nothing's certain but . . . " The part about death is right. Taxes, on the other hand, are most uncertain. Allow me: --Governor Almond wants to end the...

Middletown, R.I., Satellite Company Beams at Prospects of Cable-Ready Cars.
March 11, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 11--Picture this. HBO beamed directly into the back seat of the family minivan. Listening to the latest Bon Jovi album on the 'Net in the back of a SUV as it soars down Route 95 -- without using a computer....

AAA Auto Service Boasts an Online Bank in Tow in Rhode Island.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 12--AAA Southern New England has broadened its services beyond fixing flats and handing out travel tips. The organization started in September to provide online banking services and is now offering its 1.8...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 12, 2001... Mar. 9--Companies GENERAL DYNAMICS RAISES DIVIDEND: General Dynamics Corp., owner of Electric Boat, in North Kingstown, is raising its quarterly dividend 8 percent to 28 cents a share from 26 cents a share. The dividend is payable May 11...

Providence, R.I., Hospital Expands Research Space.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 8--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Rhode Island Hospital officials say they hope their plan to consolidate several research programs into one building in the Jewelry District will attract government funding and create jobs....

West Greenwich, R.I.-Based Lottery Systems Company Names New CEO.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 12--GTECH Holdings Corp. today will name Howard S. Cohen as its fourth chief executive in four years, planning to continue the cleanup of its image and to find new ways to make money beyond selling lottery...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 7--It may not have been the worst storm to ever hit the region, but it packed a punch nonetheless. If your house has suffered damage as a result, will it be covered by insurance? And what should you do about it?...

Music Software Firm Cites Quality of Life as Reason for Move to Rhode Island.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 9--Compared with California, Rhode Island looks like paradise to Steve O'Connell, president and founder of music software firm, BitHeadz Inc. Before moving to East Greenwich at the end of December,...

Rhode Island Investors Remember the Nasdaq Tumble.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 9--Day traders are disappearing. Those braggarts who were always touting their stock picks have quieted. And conservative investment advisers find their popularity rising. Blame it on the Nasdaq. Even people...

Quonset Point, R.I., Port Foes Fear Pollution, Increased Traffic.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 8--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Opponents of a proposal to build a large container port at Quonset Point/Davisville are sticking fast to a critique of the port's feasibility study and continuing efforts to build a...

Warwick, R.I., Real Estate Group Enlists for a 50-year Army Hitch.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 8--The Army has chosen Picerne Real Estate Group and another company to jointly develop a 50-year plan to modernize military housing for the Army base at Fort Meade in Maryland. The project, said to be...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 12, 2001... Mar. 9--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: March 9, Maersk Crest, 4:30 p.m., from Davisville to Boston with balance of cargo. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 6:30 a.m., at Brayton Point, from Virginia with coal. Somerset,...

Rhode Island Tops the Charts for Music Software Firm.
March 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 9--Compared with California, Rhode Island looks like paradise to Steve O'Connell, president and founder of music software firm, BitHeadz Inc. Before moving to East Greenwich at the end of December,...

Economists Note Rhode Island Barely Missed a Recession Last Year.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 13--Rhode Island, economists say, may not be headed for a recession after all -- but last year it came closer than anyone thought. The state's economy showed signs of stalling, losing precious altitude in May...

New West Greenwich, R.I., Lottery Company CEO Seeks a Winning Combination.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 13--WEST GREENWICH, R.I.--Howard S. Cohen spent his first day as the chief executive officer of GTECH Holdings Corp. shaking hands and shaking off the flu. The energetic, Cohen, 54, refused to let the...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 13--YES, NEW IRS RULES ARE FOR REAL: I took your article about the new IRA regulation to (my brokerage) and they said that the information is still unclear about whether I could choose to make the withdrawals this...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 13, 2001... Mar. 13--ARRIVING TODAY: Sun Ace, 12:30 p.m., to Davisville. SAILING TODAY: Somerset, 7 a.m., from Somerset, to sea in ballast. ARRIVING YESTERDAY: None. SAILING YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 11 a.m., to Newport News (Virginia),...

Marlboro, Mass.-Based Telecom Company Raises Another $186 Million.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 13--At a time when telecommunications start-ups are struggling to find funding, Conversent Communications LLC is having better luck than most. The Marlboro, Mass. company announced yesterday that it has...

CEO Pay Fails to Break New England Banks.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 14--The chief executive of Citizens Financial Group earned more than four times that of his own boss last year, but not more than the head of New England's largest bank. Lawrence Fish, who became CEO of...

Rhode Island Group Urges Development Corporation to Forget Tech Park Plan.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Mar. 14--Describing state plans to develop a research and technology park at the former Ladd Center as "little more than state-encouraged and subsidized sprawl," Grow Smart Rhode Island is calling on the state...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 14, 2001... Mar. 14--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: Sun Ace, 3 p.m., from Davisville, to sea in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Sun Ace, 4 p.m., to Davisville with automobiles. SAILED YESTERDAY: Somerset, 5 p.m., from Somerset to sea in...

Bank Rhode Island's First TV Spot Aims to Promote Its Image.
March 15, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 15--Bank Rhode Island is using the small screen to flex its muscle against its two largest rivals. The midsize lender, with 13 branches in Providence and Kent counties, has launched its first television ad...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 15, 2001... Mar. 15--FOSTER MAY GET WIRED: Foster, the only community in Rhode Island that doesn't have cable television service, will likely get it next year. Cox Communications announced yesterday it is seeking state regulatory approval to run its cable...

Falling New England Gasoline Prices May Rise in Summer.
March 15, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 15--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at self-service pumps is below $1.50 a gallon for the first time in 13 months. Prices may even fall further in the spring. But don't get used...

Providence Journal, R.I., New Businesses Column.
March 15, 2001... Mar. 15--There were 753 companies that filed incorporation papers with the Rhode Island secretary of state's office as of Feb. 16. KEY: Director (D), Incorporator (I), President (P), Agent (A), General Partnership (GP), Limited Partnership...

Rhode Island Investors React Poorly to Federal Reserve's Rate Cut.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 21--LINCOLN, R.I.--Joseph Tavares's best defense against a falling stock market is his fingers: the quicker they move, the quicker his trades. In a business where pennies a share can mean millions to big...

Economists, Financiers Watch for Interest Rate Decision from Federal Reserve.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 20--EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Fred Guarino, a 54-year-old certified public accountant, was sweating it out on the Nordic Track at a local health club yesterday, his eyes trained on the stock market report. Every...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 21, 2001... Mar. 21--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: None. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.projo.com (c) 2001, Providence...

Partnership Provides Financing for Rhode Island High-Tech Start-Ups.
March 21, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 21--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Money. Twisted Systems Inc. could nail a large pile of the green stuff next month, thanks in large part to its Rhode Island home base. Several months ago, Twisted Systems caught the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 22, 2001... Mar. 22--HOME SALES RISE: Despite worries over a weakening economy, sales of existing single-family homes in Rhode Island were up last month, the third straight year home sales increased in February, according to new figures released by the...

At CVS, Drugs Still Fill the Bill for Profits.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 22--Poke through the front door of any CVS store and you can see how much the drug store industry has changed. Prescriptions? Ha! Drugs aren't the only thing on the minds of shoppers who hit the chain's...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 22, 2001... Mar. 22--ARRIVING TODAY: Asphalt Champion, 1 p.m., to Providence with asphalt. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: None. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go...

Newport, R.I., Tech Firm Grows Its Own Intern Program.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Mar. 22--NEWPORT, R.I.--Last spring, high-tech entrepreneur Paul Silver tried to start a farm. Frustrated by the lack of qualified technology talent in Rhode Island, Silver--owner of SilverLight...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 23, 2001... Mar. 23--ARRIVING TODAY: Energy Enterprise, 7 a.m., to Brayton Point, from Norfolk with coal. SAILING TODAY: Asphalt Champion, 8 p.m., from Providence to sea. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Asphalt Champion, 5 p.m., to Providence with asphalt. ...

Rhode Island-Based Tech Company Builds a Working Relationship with Students.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 23--Can helping teenagers play with Lego toys help seed a high-tech sector in Rhode Island? Don Stanford thinks so. Stanford is the chief technology officer at GTECH Corp, the giant lottery systems...

Bankruptcy Looms for Central Falls, R.I., Textile Mill.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 23--The company that runs Elizabeth Webbing Mills, a textile manufacturer in Central Falls that has been trying to reorganize its finances to stay afloat, is preparing to liquidate the business. California...

Market Dents Rhode Island-Based Industrial Manufacturer's Boss' Pay Package.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 23--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Textron last year rewarded Lewis B. Campbell by boosting his bonus pay as chairman and chief executive officer by $537,000. But Campbell's total compensation of $4,623,051 was still about...

Providence Journal, R.I., Zachary Block Column.
March 24, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Mar. 24--SCREENS WIPED CLEAN FOR DOT-COM VICTIMS: Rumors that the ax was going to fall had swirled around the office for months. But until that overcast morning in early January, Mitch thought he would be spared. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
March 24, 2001... Mar. 24--ARRIVING TODAY: Antwerpen, 7 p.m., in Providence with salt. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 7 a.m., at Brayton Point, from Norfolk with coal. SAILING YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 8 p.m., from...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
March 25, 2001... Mar. 25--TUESDAY: The South Kingstown Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. at the Potter Conference Room, South County Hospital, Wakefield. Speaker: Brian Wallin, vice president, South County Hospital. Topic: Effective...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
March 25, 2001... Mar. 25--THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ELECTED officers of the Providence Jewelers Club: Jonathan Loutitt, president, of Imperial-Deltah, Inc.; Tom Francis, vice president, of Conley Casting Supply Corp.; Suzanne Conley, treasurer, of A.M....

Providence Journal, R.I., Executive Suite Column.
March 25, 2001... Mar. 25--AMICA MUTUAL: Craig P. Shanley, of Bristol, has been named senior vice president in the corporate executive department of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. He has been with the company since 1966, starting as an adjuster. Robert A....

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 25, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 25--Mopping up the basement after this week's torrential rains? Here are some answers to questions you may have about where your homeowner's insurance policy fits in. QUESTION: Will my homeowner's policy...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
March 25, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Mar. 25--WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE SECRETS LIE: "The line it is drawn. The curse it is cast." The old Dylan lines still work. Only this time, the battle outside raging pits the lobbyists, the judges and the politicians...

Bank Plans to Replace Rhode Island Drive-Through Windows with Drive-Up ATMs.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 17--At more and more FleetBoston bank branches, the drive-through teller's greeting "Have a nice day," has been replaced with the ATM keypad's boop-beep-boop. The Boston-based bank is eliminating all...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 26, 2001... Mar. 16--WASHINGTON TRUST INCREASES DIVIDEND: Washington Trust Bancorp yesterday said its board of directors has approved an increased quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share, reflecting a 1-cent, or 8 percent, advance in the pay-out. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
March 26, 2001... Mar. 24--JOBLESS RATE RISES: Massachusetts' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February rose to 2.7 percent, up from 2.5 percent in Janauary. The jobless rate is still lower than it was in February 2000, when it was 3 percent. The...

Providence, R.I., Prepares for Business Expo.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Yanity Mar. 16--Still going strong after a dozen years, Business Expo 2001 will open next month at the Rhode Island Convention Center with two days of educational sessions, hundreds of exhibits of business products and...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
March 26, 2001... Mar. 18--PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: David A. Crocker, of North Providence, has been named building services manager for The Providence Journal Co. He will manage the newspaper's environmental compliance, ink systems, building maintenance and cleaning,...

CVS' Pays $28 Million on Executive Retention Program.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 17--The top five executives of CVS Corp. stand to earn a combined $14 million in preferred stock, plus an equal amount in cash, as part of a program to keep them with the company through March 2004. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Cybertalk Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 18--Deja.com -- it's not the same thing all over again Sometimes you don't realize how valuable something is until it's gone. That's certainly the case with Deja.com, a Web site that once provided...

Rhode Islanders' Confidence in Economy Shaken.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Mar. 20--The pessimism that has seized the nation, dragging down consumer confidence to a 4 1/2-year low, has hit hard in Rhode Island, a statewide survey shows. The sluggish economy and skiddish stock market, not...

Rhode Island Energy Firm Looks to Raise Rates Again.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Mar. 24--Why does Narragansett Electric want to raise its electricity rates at a time when energy prices are falling? The state Public Utilities Commission will likely take up that question Monday when it holds a...

CEO of San Francisco-Based Money Manager Speaks at Rhode Island Summit.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 14--SMITHFIELD, R.I.--Patricia C. Dunn, who heads the giant money management firm Barclays Global Investors, was nearing the end of her speech in a packed auditorium at Bryant College yesterday when a...

FleetBoston Financial Considers Cost-Cutting Options.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Mar. 20--FleetBoston Financial Corp. is combing its operations looking for areas to cut costs and could end up eliminating jobs as New England's largest banker strives to keep a step ahead of the economy's...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 19--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--CLEANING UP: Sharon Mancuso has had her new washing machine for only a few weeks, so she isn't sure yet exactly how much money she'll save through the machine's energy-efficient...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 18--EVEN THOUGH FUND WORTH LESS, TAXES STILL DUE: My (mutual fund) portfolio for the year of 2000 lost about $2,500. . . . I received the 1099 . . . and they tell me that the dividends I have (are) about $1,200,...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Mar. 26--TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RULES, AND LESS FROM IRA: I'm calling in regards to the new IRA laws that allow you to take out less money from your IRA each year. My wife and I are both 74. We have been taking money out...

Middletown, R.I.-Based Company Offers New Internet Access to Area Businesses.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Mar. 20--PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Philip Urso and his business partner, Jeff Thompson, are standing on the roof of the former Hospital Trust tower, one of the highest buildings in Providence. The view is...

Two Rhode Islanders Can Attest: Don't Gamble with Office Pools.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Tom Mooney Mar. 15--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--In her office at the state Department of Education, Claire Newell lifts her ringing phone and before the introduction is over says: "You're calling about the NCAA pool, right?" How'd she...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Mar. 18--NO SUCH THING AS A CLOSET GIVER: Why do people give their money away? Don't tell me it's for the greater good. Oh, I'm sure someone, somewhere gives with only the noblest of intentions. But most...

Rhode Island Economic Development Chief Counsels Patience on Providence Port.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block Mar. 17--State Economic Development Corporation chief Tom Schumpert yesterday asked area business leaders to withhold judgment on the proposed container port at Quonset Point until the completion of an environmental...