Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from May 2001

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from May 2001

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 1, 2001... May 1--HEARTLAB SECURES FINANCING: Heartlab, Inc., of Westerly, a leading provider of cardiac image archiving systems, yesterday said it secured $23 million in private financing. Halpern, Denny & Co. and MedEquity Investors, LLC led the round...

Rhode Island Business Development Firm Names Finalists in Competition.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 1--Four Rhode Island technology companies and one Massachusetts-based start-up are being named today by the Business Development Company of Rhode Island as finalists in the state's first business plan...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 1, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 1--QUESTION: I was interested in some information on some E bonds that I have coming due that have quit drawing interest. They're from 1971 . . . We got them through payroll deduction. They're $100 bonds, and...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
May 1, 2001... May 1--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: --Endurance, 1 a.m., from Providence, to sea in ballast. --Asphalt Champion, 3 p.m., from Providence, to sea in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: --Eeklo, 7 a.m., to Providence with...

Rhode Island Gasoline Prices Climb for Third Straight Week.
May 2, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block May 2--The traditional summer driving season is about a month away, but gasoline prices are already heating up to near-record levels, cutting into commuters' wallets and raising the specter of more expensive summer...

AT&T Raises Prices for High Speed Internet Service in Massachusetts.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 3--Is the price of high-speed Internet service headed up for Rhode Islanders? It has in nearby Massachusetts. AT&T Broadband will increase the monthly price for its Road Runner cable modem service by $6 a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 3, 2001... May 3--HANDFORD TO DO RAZING: Handford General Contractors of Springfield, Mass. has been awarded a $1.6-million contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to raze part of the Our Lady of Providence School for use by the Providence VA...

Woonsocket, R.I.-Based Drug Store Chain Boasts a Healthy Initial Quarter.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 3--Is there a prescription for financial frustration? With pharmaceutical sales accounting for 67 percent of its total revenues, CVS Corp. yesterday said earnings and sales advanced in the double digits for...

Providence Journal, R.I., Entrepreneur Briefs.
May 3, 2001... May 3--TTOOLS LLP will be speaking at the Fourth Annual Design & Business Conference today at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Sponsored by the Rhode Island School of Design and Bryant College, the day long seminar addresses the need for...

London Firm to Drive FleetBoston's Lincoln Operation.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 3--FleetBoston Financial Corp. has transferred management of part of its retirement services business in Lincoln to a London company, which is hiring about 80 of FleetBoston's employees and assuming its office...

Job Security Dominates General Dynamics' Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I.
May 3, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 3--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--General Dynamics' top executive was about to wrap up the defense giant's annual meeting at the Westin Hotel yesterday, when a question was fired by a man seated in the back row. Ron Korus,...

Providence Journal, R.I., New Businesses Column.
May 3, 2001... May 3--APRIL 20: The Mortgage Co.: P: Samira Z. Jabbawy, 121 B Tremont St., No. 1, Brighton, Mass. 02135. A: Ct Corp. System. Mortgage brokerage. Sure Foundation: P: Donna Thran, 435 Thames St., No. 2 North, Newport 02840. A: Donna Thran....

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
May 3, 2001... May 3--ARRIVING TODAY: Male, 5 a.m., to Brayton Point with coal. Stolt Emerald, 6 a.m., to Providence with chemicals. SAILING TODAY: Eeklo, 6 a.m., from Providence, to sea in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Energy Enterprise, 4 a.m., to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 4, 2001... May 4--COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR FLOOD RELIEF: Small businesses in three counties in Rhode Island -- Bristol, Newport and Providence -- have been declared eligible for disaster relief by the U.S. Small Business Administration because of recent...

Office Furniture Executive Discusses Design at Rhode Island Conference.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 4--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The chair came to the Rhode Island Convention Center yesterday. The dot-com chair. The symbol of the New Economy chair. The Aeron chair by Herman Miller Inc. George Kordaris, vice...

Rhode Island Power Firm Will Pull the Plug on 200 Jobs.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 4--West Kingston's American Power Conversion yesterday reported fairly strong first-quarter sales, but announced plans to lay off 200 employees by July, continuing a cost-cutting plan it started in February. ...

Verizon to Help Rhode Island Ring Up More Business.
May 4, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 4--Rhode Island is set to get a marketing boost from Verizon Communications. The telephone giant has selected Rhode Island, along with two other regions, for a $100,000 marketing package that will...

Rhode Island Banks Bicker Over Figures Used to Measure Growth.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 5--One small television ad has two regional banks at odds over who ranks third. Bank Rhode Island, in its first-ever televised advertisement, puts itself among the top three commercial lenders in Rhode...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 5, 2001... May 5--HAMMANG TO JOIN ECONOMIC POLICY COUNCIL: The Rhode Island Economic Policy Council will add a new employee Monday. Joseph Hammang, currently the vice president for science, technology and business development at the Rhode Island...

Providence Journal, R.I., Earnings Column.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 5--BACOU USA SEES SLIGHT PROFIT DROP: Bacou USA, the Smithfield-based manufacturer of workplace-safety equipment, yesterday reported first-quarter sales rose 2.6 percent, to $76.8 million, while profits dipped...

Lower Rents, Quality of Life Send High-Tech Firms to Rhode Island.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 5--Keith Deinert loves his office, dirt cheap and near the beach. It's not much really. Just two tiny rooms on the second floor of a Newport office building that resembles an aging dormitory. To Deinert...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
May 5, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps May 5--One of the largest overhead cranes in the Western Hemisphere lords over Quincy's Fore River shipyard, a colossus astride the docks. For most of the 20th century, Fore River was the heart of Quincy's...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 6--YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN RULES ON 401 (K): I read . . . that anyone who has a 401(k) can change the new distribution plan that was announced the first of the year. I'm into my second year in my 401(k) plan, based...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 8, 2001... May 8--SOVEREIGN TO JOIN NYSE: Sovereign Bancorp Inc. is in the process of transferring its trading from the Nasdaq stock market to the New York Stock Exchange, a move the bank said will benefit shareholders and add quality to its stock. When...

CVS Displays a New Initiative for Women.
May 8, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 8--Nowadays, women don't have to take an advertiser's advice and "see your doctor or pharmacist" about health issues; they can just consult with their latest end-aisle display. CVS is launching today a new...

Economic Indicators Paint Negative Outlook for Rhode Island.
May 8, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 8--The Rhode Island economy, which has seemed on the path to recovery, now looks as if it won't be bouncing back any time soon. The same measures released in February that had raised hopes that things would turn...

Rhode Island Center Gives Loans to Marine Firms for High-Tech Research.
May 8, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 8--Compared with a $4.5-million loan, some companies might consider an $85,000 loan nothing but peanuts. North Kingstown's Southeastern New England Ship Building Co. loves nuts. SNESCO is one of six...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 9, 2001... May 9--LAND BATTLE: Capital Properties, the dominant land owner in the Capitol Center Project, is clashing with Amtrak over the railroad company's condemnation of land and air rights owned by the East Providence-based real estate company. The...

Rhode Island Senate Approves Repeal of Capital-Gains Tax.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Edward Fitzpatrick May 9--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The state Senate yesterday voted to eliminate Rhode Island's capital-gains tax over three years, looking to "send a message" to rich entrepreneurs and business owners who create jobs. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 9--R.I. FINDS MONEY TO BRING BACK ENERGY REBATES: Rhode Island's energy rebate program is back on track. The program, which gives rebates of up to $150 to homeowners who buy and install energy-saving appliances,...

North Kingstown, R.I., Lawmaker's Bill Would Put Container Port on Ballot.
May 9, 2001... Byline: Joseph R. LaPlante May 9--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--Container port opponent Sen. James C. Sheehan, D-North Kingstown, wants a statewide referendum to decide whether the port should be constructed at Quonset Point as is favored by...

Hopkinton, Mass.-Based Data Storage Firm EMC Addresses Shareholders.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 10--SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--EMC Corp.'s top executives spent almost two hours yesterday reassuring investors that the company can fend off competitors and stay on top of the data storage heap. The atmosphere at...

General Dynamics Says Bid for Newport News Saves Money, Preserves Jobs.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 10--General Dynamics yesterday defended its bid for Newport News Shipbuilding against a rival bid from Northrop Grumman by saying that when it comes to saving money and jobs, the defense giant that makes warships in...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 11, 2001... May 11--YOU'VE GOT PICTURES AT CVS: CVS Corp. has entered into a retail agreement with America Online that will deliver processed photos to the store for pick up and directly into the customer's homes. With the deal, the drug store chain will...

Dairy Commission to Meet with Rhode Island Delegates.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 11--The Northeast Dairy Compact Commission, established five years ago to aid farmers by setting higher milk prices, will meet with Rhode Island delegates today to record testimony about its effectiveness as it...

Rhode Island Medical Society Says Ban on Gay Scouts Is Unhealthy.
May 11, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Levitz May 11--The Boy Scouts of America are unjust, some say, for their policy of excluding gays. Rhode Island doctors use another word: dangerous. The Rhode Island Medical Society says homosexual youths are already...

It's an Up-and-Down Quarter for Rhode Island Home Sales.
May 12, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block May 12--Sales of single-family homes dropped slightly in the first three months of the year, while the median price of existing single-family homes climbed to its highest first-quarter level ever, according to new...

Providence, R.I.-Based Telecom To Sell Residential Phone Customer Accounts.
May 12, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 12--Log On America said yesterday it has reached a deal to sell its residential telephone customer accounts to a newly formed telecommunications company based in Maine. The sale will move Log On America...

Boston-Based Bank Executive Remains One of the Highest Paid in New England.
May 13, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 13--While he did not match the $11.8 million made by CVS's Tom Ryan last year, Terrence Murray, chief executive of FleetBoston Financial, earned enough to put him among the top-paid executives in New England....

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
May 13, 2001... May 13--MONDAY: American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) will meet May 21 at 6 p.m. at the Providence Marriott Hotel, corner of Charles and Orms Streets. Speakers: Mike Walsh, regional director of education for APICS, and Bob...

Providence Journal, R.I., Cybertalk Column.
May 13, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 13--IT'S CHEAPER TO BE MASTER OF A DOMAIN: Vanity license plate owners, listen up. If you've been thinking about setting up a Web site with your own unique address, the time has never been better. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Executive Suite Column.
May 13, 2001... May 13--RAYTHEON: Stephen R. Ucci, of Johnston, has been named general counsel for the Naval & Maritime Integrated Systems business unit. He was previously a senior attorney in the company's corporate headquarters in Lexington, Mass. RDW...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 13, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 13--WINDOWS, CLOCKS CAN ALSO SAVE ENERGY, MONEY: I just wanted to know about this energy program that's being reinstated. I just got a washer with an energy saving. -- E.A., Providence ANSWER: You're in...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 14, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 14--`BAIT AND SWITCH' CREDIT-CARD SUIT VS. FLEET GOES FORWARD: Alexandra H. Lossini has worked in the banking industry for 25 years. She's had to pay a lot of attention to a lot of details. So when a credit...

Washington Trust Bancorp Settles Lawsuit Over Stolen Funds, Avoids Trial.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 15--WESTERLY, R.I.--Washington Trust Bancorp has resolved for $4.8 million a four-year-old lawsuit by Maxson Automatic Machinery Co., requiring the bank to revise first-quarter earnings but avoiding what could...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 15, 2001... May 15--LOA LOSS GROWS: Log On America, of Providence, yesterday reported a first-quarter loss of $4.7 million, or 64 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.7 million, or 39 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Revenues were $3.6...

Rising Gas Prices Affect Diverse Businesses throughout Rhode Island.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block May 15--From lillies to limos, rising gas prices are starting to sting consumers on items sold at places far from the pump. And business owners who say they've been absorbing higher energy costs to hold onto customers...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 15--QUESTION: On Social Security, the $10,680 (limit on how much you may earn before forfeiting Social Security benefits): is it a gross amount or a net amount? --J.S., West Warwick ANSWER: Generally...

Surveys Show Rhode Island Consumers Are Worried But Spending Continues.
May 15, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 15--Consumers are increasingly anxious these days about their finances, the latest surveys show, but they're still spending. The big question for Federal Reserve policy makers is: Will they keep spending? ...

Providence, R.I.-Area Dollar Stores Thrive on Thrift, Plan to Keep Growing.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Kathleen Yanity May 16--While some local discount retailers are shrinking their operations, a West Warwick-based chain of dollar stores keeps expanding. The seventh Only A Dollar store opened earlier this month at the Shaw's...

Deal Gives FleetBoston Financial Entree Into South.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 16--FleetBoston Financial Corp. has entered into an alliance with a Dallas investment banking firm wherein Fleet will sell part of its government banking business in return for the ability to co-market its...

Providence, R.I.-Area Kohl's to Break Ground.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Doug Allan May 16--SEEKONK, R.I.-- Construction of the first Kohl's department store in the Greater Providence area will begin in the fall at the Seekonk Square Plaza on Route 6, the developers of the shopping center said...

Rhode Island Groceries to Sell Lottery Tickets.
May 16, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 16--Milk, eggs, butter, lottery tickets? This fall, shoppers at Shaw's Supermarkets and Stop & Shop stores in Rhode Island will be able to buy lottery tickets in the checkout aisle with the bill showing up...

CVS to Close Cincinnati Center, Add About 50 Jobs to Rhode Island Facility.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 17--CVS Corp. plans to add about 50 jobs at its call center in Smithfield after it closes a similar facility in Cincinnati and combines the operations, part of a plan to make its CVS.com more cost effective. ...

Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Order for Electric Firm to Refund Money.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 17--The state Supreme Court yesterday upheld an order by state utility regulators that required Narragansett Electric to refund $1.65 million to some of its customers. Payment of the refunds, which range...

Hasbro to Sell Mini Race Car Brand to Phoenix Firm.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 17--Hasbro Inc. has agreed to sell off its Winner's Circle brand of miniature race cars to a Phoenix company, part of the toy maker's broader plan to focus on the core brands that bring the largest return on...

Asthma Device Firm to Win Award in Rhode Island.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 17--Fear, triggered by the sound of his small son struggling to breathe, motivated Nathan Intrator to start a business. A year ago, the Brown University professor began developing a high-tech product that...

Providence, R.I.-Area Company Owners Recount Legal Battle Over Pen Patent.
May 17, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 17--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The pen wasn't supposed to start a fight. When Tom and Tracy Hazzard launched a company called ttools LLP, the goal was to turn an innovative new pen into a business, not set off a...

CVS Drug Store Company to Add Employees at Smithfield, R.I., Call Center.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 18--CVS Corp. plans to add about 50 jobs at its call center in Smithfield after it closes a similar facility in Cincinnati and combines the operations, part of a plan to make its CVS.com more cost effective. ...

Rhode Island Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.4 Percent in April.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi May 18--PAWTUCKET, R.I.--Juan Huertas, a tool-and-die maker who lost his job two months ago, has always learned by doing. So when he sat down at a computer at a local employment resource center for the first time in...

Rhode Island Internet Access Provider Uncertain of Ability to Continue Service.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 18--Log On America said it has satisfied its debt obligations to its major lender and equipment supplier, Nortel Networks, by returning some equipment and by making a one-time payment of $1.2 million. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
May 18, 2001... May 18--ARRIVING TODAY None. SAILING TODAY None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY None. SAILED YESTERDAY Energy Enterprise, 4 a.m., from Brayton Point, to Norfolk in ballast. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to...

Pawtucket, R.I.-Based Hasbro to Sell Toy Race Car Brand to Phoenix Firm.
May 18, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 18--Hasbro Inc. has agreed to sell off its Winner's Circle brand of miniature race cars to a Phoenix company, part of the toy maker's broader plan to focus on the core brands that bring the largest return on...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 19, 2001... May 19--TYCO TO ACQUIRE SECURITY BUSINESS: Tyco International, whose ADT unit is the biggest maker of security systems, has agreed to buy the electronic security businesses of Cambridge Protection Industries LLC for about $1 billion. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
May 20, 2001... May 20--MONDAY: American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) will meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Providence Marriott Hotel, Charles and Orms Streets. Speaker: Mike Walsh, regional director of education for APICS and Bob Stahl,...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
May 20, 2001... May 20--PEOPLE'S CREDIT UNION: The following officers have been elected to the board of directors: Terri Marcucci Fitch, Edward P. Gosling III, James F. Mahoney, Joseph E. Rosa, David P. Faucher and Louann Lawrence. SOCIETY OF CPAS: The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Executive Suite Column.
May 20, 2001... May 20--PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Leslie E. Killerjian, of Cranston, recently was appointed accounting manager in the finance department. She will be responsible for managing the company's daily accounting operations and its monthly financial closing...

IRA Advisor Addresses Providence, R.I., Queries.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 20--You've just in inherited a traditional IRA. Now that there are new rules in place, what should you do? How long may you postpone withdrawals -- to defer tax and let the account keep growing? When you finally...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 20--A FULL PLATE FOR YOUR RETIREMENT BANQUET: Interested in saving for retirement? Start licking your chops. Tucked away in the massive tax-cut legislation that Congress has been kicking around lately are...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps May 20--GETTING BUGS OUT TOUGH FOR START-UPS: Build a better bug trap and . . . you'll still have a build a highway to your door. There's very little truth in that old saying about the mousetrap that sells itself....

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 21, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 21--LUCKY 13: RHODE ISLAND QUARTER MAKES ITS DEBUT TODAY: Today's the day. The new Rhode Island quarter takes its first official bow on home turf, part of an unveiling ceremony at 11 a.m. at Fort Adams State Park...

Owner of Rhode Island Restaurant Chain Works to Get Company Back on Track.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 22--Florida businessman Robert Swain took control of Newport Creamery two years ago and changed the Rhode Island icon's direction. He expanded outside the Ocean State, acquiring three other family...

Nasdaq Threatens To Delist Providence, R.I.-Based Internet Service Provider.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 22--Log On America is in danger of its stock being delisted from the Nasdaq National Market, apparently because its share price has fallen below the market's minimum of $1 a share. The Providence-based...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing May 22--NEWPORT, R.I.--Stefanie Bannon is leaving town next month. When she finishes fourth grade at the Underwood Elementary School, she'll be moving to Washington, D.C. She'll say good-bye to her friends at...

Mortgage Giant Announces a Five-Year, $3-Billion Investment Plan.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block May 22--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--More than 24,000 families looking to purchase homes will benefit from a five-year, $3-billion housing and community development investment plan announced yesterday by home mortgage giant...

Rhode Island Coin Collectors Prepares for the Unveiling of State Quarter.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Kristen Rasmussen May 22--NEWPORT, R.I.--For 10-year--old Kristen Killea, it's more than spare change. It's something she plans to pass down to generations to come. Two years ago, Kristen started a coin collection, and she...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 23, 2001... May 23--QUONSET TO GET FIBER-OPTICS: Cox Communications will announce today that broadband, fiber-optic telecommunications service is available to businesses at Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park. About three miles of fiber have been...

Wilmington, Mass.-Based Firm Sheds Carbon Division.
May 23, 2001... Byline: Zachary Block May 23--Textron Systems, a Wilmington, Mass.-based subsidiary of Providence-based Textron, said yesterday it sold its carbon products business line to Ballard Power Systems for $12.8 million. The line, which the...

Massachusetts Outfit Secures Rhode Island Internet firm.
May 23, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann May 23--DefendNet Solutions, a Providence-based company that provides Internet security services and products, has been acquired by Gardent Inc. of Waltham, Mass. Both companies are privately held, and...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
May 24, 2001... May 24--COLLEGELINK.COM SYMBOL CHANGES: Collegelink.com of Bristol said its common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board yesterday under the symbol CLGK, according to a document filed with federal regulators...

Rhode Island Forum Allows Entrepreneurs to Pitch Firms to Possible Investors.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 24--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--This year the big money bug bit Jamestown entrepreneur Esther Novis -- hard. After two years of crunching numbers, researching markets and experimenting on her four children, Novis...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
May 24, 2001... May 24--ARRIVING TODAY: --Virgo, 5 a.m., to Providence, from Boston with fuel oil. --Seabulk Amerika, 7 a.m., to Providence, from New York with chemicals. SAILING TODAY: --Energy Enterprise, 10 a.m., from Brayton Point, to...

Providence, R.I.-Based Software Firm To Shut Down.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape May 24--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--eBT International Inc. said yesterday it will close its doors for good, blaming the sluggish economy and slowing technology spending for forcing the company out of business. In a...

Westerly, R.I.-Based Bank Credits Stock's Success to Financial Index.
May 25, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig May 25--Shares in Washington Trust have been on a tear this month, gaining about $3 since May 1 to close at $21 yesterday, and marking a 50-percent increase on its price since Jan. 1. Such an upward trend...