Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from October 2001

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from October 2001

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 1--Many people save money at work through a special type of retirement-savings plan, called a 403(b) plan. These plans (sometimes referred to as tax-sheltered annuities, or TSAs) are typically offered to teachers,...

Swansea, Mass.-Based Bank Acquires Rival.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 2--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--In a move that would nearly double its branch network and add $1 billion in assets, FirstFed America Bancorp said yesterday it has agreed to acquire rival People's Bancshares Inc. for $72...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 2, 2001... Oct. 2--MONEY CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN: The Money Conference for Women, a financial education conference for women of all ages and income levels, will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 at White's Conference Center in Westport, Mass. Women from Rhode Island...

Rhode Island to Implement 911 Cell-Phone Locator System.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 2--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Rhode Island will become the first state in the nation to begin using technology that can help locate people who call 911 from a wireless phone. The state's E911 center, which...

Rhode Island's Uninsured on Downward Trend.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Felice J. Freyer Oct. 2--A mere 2.4 percent of Rhode Island children did not have health insurance last year, and only 6.2 percent of all Rhode Islanders were uninsured, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. The figures...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 3, 2001... Oct. 3--EMC STOCK HITS LOW: EMC Corp.'s stock price hit a 52-week low yesterday, dropping 11 cents to close at $11 a share. The data-storage giant's stock has fallen about 88 percent from its 52-week high of $97.81 last October. The company...

More People Consider Cellular Phones after Terrorist Attacks.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 4--For years, Neil Mattera has wanted his wife, Dawn, to get a wireless phone. He worried what would happen should her car break down on one of her frequent trips to Maine to visit relatives. She...

Providence, R.I., Retirement Agency Denies Young Policeman Lifetime Pension.
October 4, 2001... Byline: Gregory Smith Oct. 4--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Police Patrolman Carlos A. Saraiva continues to be haunted by his actions in the early morning of Jan. 28, 2000. In a case of mistaken identity, he and another patrolman shot to death a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 5, 2001... Oct. 5--MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM PLANNED: Bryant College's Rhode Island Export Assistance Center and Small Business Development Center has won a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to create Rhode Island BusinessLinc, a...

Fidelity Decides Against Move in Smithfield, R.I., Due to Dow Chemical's Plans.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 5--Fidelity Investments just raised the stakes in its public dispute with Dow Chemical over Dow's intentions to expand in Smithfield. Fidelity has suspended plans to occupy space it is leasing in a...

Judge Allows Rhode Island Restaurant Owners Access to Funds from Other Job.
October 5, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 5--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur Votolato yesterday agreed to let Newport Creamery's owners spend $5,600 a month for their personal costs while an independent trustee continues...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
October 6, 2001... Oct. 6--TUESDAY --The Attleboro Chapter of Business Network Int'l (BNI) meets weekly from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at Canterbury Woods, 100 Garfield St. Speaker: Michael Macedonio, executive director of BNI. Topic: Increasing your business through...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
October 6, 2001... Oct. 6--COOLEY GROUP: Stephen Siener, of Coventry, has been named managing director of European operations. He had been vice president of legal and corporate affairs. He will be responsible for executing strategic initiatives that include...

CVS to Expand Bath, Body Line.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 6--Remember when you were embarrassed to bring home store-made brands? Those plain, black-and-white boxes marked "Wheat Crackers" or "Cotton Swabs" were often hidden when company came. No-name products...

Providence, R.I., Psychiatric Hospital to Cut Back Positions, Services.
October 6, 2001... Byline: Felice J. Freyer Oct. 6--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Faced with continuing deficits and reimbursement rates that it calls inadequate, Butler Hospital has decided to phase out 45 positions and sharply curtail outpatient services. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Oct. 7--PROVIDENCE RO-JACK'S IS CHECKING OUT: Stop & Shop's expansion is squeezing rivals. The Ro-Jack's supermarket on Niantic Avenue in Providence will close on Saturday because of "marginal performance" and...

Providence Journal, R.I., Cybertalk Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 7--Someday, the experts tell us, we'll have something called "video on demand." We'll order up most any popular movie, anytime, and have it beamed to our living room through the Internet. I'm not...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 7--QUESTION: With the 529 plan that the State of Rhode Island is sponsoring, I'm wondering if a Rhode Island resident is able to purchase a 529 that's not sponsored by the state of Rhode Island . . . For example,...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
October 7, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Oct. 7--I was born in the Cold War. I remember radio reports about the Korean War. I remember crawling through a hole in my friend's basement and pretending I was in a bomb shelter. I remember feeling that...

Financial Institutions Prepare for Pension Reforms that Take Effect Jan. 1.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 9--Banks, mutual fund companies and other financial institutions are gearing up for the biggest changes to 401(k) and other retirement savings plans in at least 15 years, an executive at a national retirement...

Providence, R.I.-Area Knife Maker Rebounds after Winning Government Contract.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Sarah Sparks Oct. 9--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--This past summer Steve Paolantonio's Colonial Knife Co. in Olneyville was hanging by a thread. His customer base was crumbling. The 82-year-old company had no name recognition. He had cut his...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 9--QUESTION: The recent volatility in the stock market has some readers wondering about more stable places to park money, such as money market mutual funds. But how stable are they? And what are they paying? ...

Providence, R.I.-Area Banking Leader to Hire 4,135 in Acquisition Deal.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 10--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Citizens Financial Group said yesterday it will hire 4,135 workers from Mellon Financial Corp. as part of its agreement for the acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based lender's retail banking...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 10, 2001... Oct. 10--SOVEREIGN PREDICTS HIGHER EARNINGS: Sovereign Bancorp Inc., said yesterday third-quarter earnings will be 27 cents or 28 cents per share. The average estimate is 25 cents per share, according to a survey by Thomson Financial/First...

As Bombs Drop, So Does Price of Gas, Oil in Providence, R.I., Area.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Oct. 10--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Despite the American attacks on Afghanistan this week, the price of crude oil is holding steady while local gasoline and heating oil prices are falling. The average price of regular gasoline...

Heroic Themes Prove to Be Best Sellers for Toy Retailers.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 10--On a recent shopping trip to Providence Place mall, Cranston resident Beth Cooke caught herself doing something she's never done before. Standing outside of KB Toys, she reached into the stroller and...

Rhode Island Bank Wants Autos from Restaurant Under Bankruptcy Protection.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 11--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Citizens Bank wants to repossess a $38,300 BMW station wagon from Newport Creamery, a car formerly driven by Linda Swain, the wife of company owner Robert E. Swain. The bank filed...

Rhode Island Consulting Firm Changes Plan to Succeed in Slowing Economy.
October 11, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 11--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--For William Weedon, president of Applied Radar Inc., keeping his small business surviving in a sour economy requires loose joints and fast feet. Last year Weedon, an electrical...

Belo Will Cut 160 Jobs, Freeze Wages.
October 12, 2001... Oct. 12--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Belo, owner of The Providence Journal Co., has said it will cut 160 jobs company-wide by the end of the month, has frozen wages for one year and reduced by five percent the pay of five of its top executives. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 12, 2001... Oct. 12--GTECH WINS TEXAS LOTTERY DEAL: GTECH Holdings Corp. yesterday unveiled a new, nine-year, $750-million contract with the Texas State Lottery Commission. GTECH will run the state's online and instant ticket games, and plans to install a...

Two Massachusetts Eateries Are Put Up for Auction in Rhode Island.
October 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 12--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Pieces of Newport Creamery hit the auction block today, as Bank Rhode Island opens bidding for two former Creamery restaurants in Massachusetts. Despite objections from the lawyer...

Utility Believes Gas Supplies Sufficient for Winter Despite Delivery Ban.
October 12, 2001... Oct. 12--Although liquefied natural gas is not being delivered in Boston, it doesn't appear that there will be shortages, experts say. A Coast Guard ban on deliveries of liquefied natural gas in Boston is tightening supplies of natural gas...

CVS Augments Its Sales Report.
October 13, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 13--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--CVS Corp. supplemented its quarterly sales report yesterday with announcements about a new senior executive and a business agreement that will expose the chain to 6.5 million out-of-state...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 14, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Oct. 14--EX-MALL MANAGER FINDS PLACE IN THE SUN: Joe Koechel, former general manager at Providence Place mall and before that manager at Emerald Square Mall, has landed in Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun. Koechel...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
October 14, 2001... Oct. 14--MONDAY National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 869 will hold its annual luncheon meeting at noon at the Green Valley Country Club, Portsmouth. Prospective members near retirement are invited. For information,...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
October 14, 2001... Oct. 14--BANK RHODE ISLAND Melissa A. Ogg, of Attleboro, Mass., has been named assistant vice president/internal audit. She will serve as the bank's senior internal auditor. ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL Barbara J. Inderlin, of Cranston, has...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 14, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 14--If you work part-time in retirement, and your employer withholds money from your paycheck for Social Security, will that increase the amount of Social Security benefits you earn? It's an important question...

Energy Developers Turn Attention to Ocean.
October 14, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Oct. 14--Increasingly, energy developers are looking to the sea. A major natural gas pipeline company is considering building a 750-mile line offshore on the Continental Shelf between Canada and the United States. It...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
October 14, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Oct. 14--Now that America is fighting a real war, do you think we could come to our senses about America's two phony wars? I'm talking about Star Wars and the War on Drugs. The world is a scary place and no...

Project on Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts to Harness Power of Wind.
October 14, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Oct. 14--HYANNIS PORT, Mass.--A soft wind pushes the American flag. It unfurls and flaps against the metal stanchion atop the tower of St. Andrews Church perched on a high bluff overlooking Nantucket Sound. Brian...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 15, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 15--That whooping sound you may have heard from Baltimore recently was probably me. I was there for a conference about 401(k) and other retirement plans. One night, in the quiet of my hotel room, I finally got...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 16, 2001... Oct. 16--GAS PRICES CONTINUE DOWN: The average price of regular gasoline at self-service pumps in Rhode Island yesterday was $1.359, down two cents from the week before, according to the State Energy Office. Gasoline prices have fallen 43 cents...

Some Businesses in Rhode Island Reconsider Travel Policies Following Attacks.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Sarah Sparks Oct. 16--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Pat Talin, a vice president at Amica Insurance, had scheduled a routine trip to a branch office on Oct. 1 -- three weeks after terrorists hijacked two flights from Boston's Logan Airport and...

Index Finds Rhode Island in Economic Recession Since August.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Oct. 16--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Rhode Island was already in a recession before the Sept. 11 attacks that battered the nation's economy, a local economic index released yesterday shows. By August, the Current Conditions...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 16--Taxpayers in New England are in for a bit of a shake-up early next year, and there'll be some winners and losers. Most taxpayers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts will continue to send their federal income...

Rhode Island Is in a Recession, but It's Not Down for the Count Yet.
October 16, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Oct. 16--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Rhode Island was already in a recession before the Sept. 11 attacks that battered the nation's economy, a local economic index released yesterday shows. By August, the Current Conditions...

Passenger Traffic Declines 28 Percent at Rhode Island Airport in September.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 17--Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport dropped 28 percent last month, the steepest monthly decline in the new terminal's five-year history. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation released the figures...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 17, 2001... Oct. 17--GASOLINE CONTINUES DOWN: The average price of regular gasoline at self-service pumps in Rhode Island on Monday was $1.359, down two cents from the week before, according to the State Energy Office. Gasoline prices have fallen 43 cents...

Providence Journal, R.I., Earnings Column.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 17--Bancorp Rhode Island yesterday said its third-quarter earnings advanced 8 percent on growing deposits and loans. The parent of Bank Rhode Island said earnings in the quarter rose to $1.58 million,...

Chief, Chairwoman Named to Fleet Rhode Island.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 17--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Anne Szostak, a native Rhode Islander whose professional grace and keen judgment swept her through the ranks of FleetBoston Financial Corp. during a 28-year career, has been named chief...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 18, 2001... Oct. 18--BROWN VENTURE FORUM: The Brown Venture Forum kicks off its 18th year with a meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in the Barus-Holley Building on the Brown University campus in Providence. The seminar will focus on how to grow a startup in...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 18, 2001... Oct. 18--GTECH LOSES LOTTERY IN CHILE: GTECH Holdings Corp. said yesterday it lost a lottery contract with Chile to Intralot SA, a Greek competitor. GTECH had provided instant ticket and online lottery services to Chile since 1994, generating...

Hopkinton, Mass.-Based EMC Announces Additional Cuts to 1,600 Jobs.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 18--EMC Corp., reeling from a disastrous third quarter wracked by plunging sales and a $945-million loss, unveiled plans yesterday to lay off 1,600 more workers. Slumping demand for data storage hardware --...

FleetBoston's Capital Markets Drag Earnings Down 20 Percent.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 18--Shouldering an ailing capital markets business, FleetBoston Financial Corp. yesterday said its earnings slipped 20 percent in the third quarter, by 17 cents, to 70 cents a share. The figure lands...

Providence Journal, R.I., Incorporations Column.
October 18, 2001... Oct. 18--There were 4,543 companies that filed incorporation papers with the Rhode Island secretary of state's office as of Oct. 12. KEY: Director (D), Incorporator (I), President (P), Agent (A), General Partnership (GP), Limited...

Despite the Odds, Venture Capitalists Are Doing Deals in Rhode Island.
October 18, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 18--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Layoffs and bankruptcies may dominate the high-tech headlines, but William Jackson, chairman of the Brown Venture Forum, the state's premier entrepreneurial networking group, remains...

Drop in Rhode Island's Unemployment Rate to 3.9 Percent Still Means Problems.
October 19, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Oct. 19--In the midst of one of the worst periods in recent history for the labor market, Rhode Island gets this oddly cheerful news: unemployment is falling. Rhode Island's unemployment rate last month dropped to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 20, 2001... Oct. 20--COX HIKES BURRILLVILLE RATES: Cox Communications raised cable rates for expanded service to $37.99 from $34.99 on Oct. 3 for customers in Burrillville. The rate hike corresponded with Cox's upgrade of its network in that town, allowing...

Manufacturer of Protective Eyewear to Expand Workforce in Smithfield, R.I.
October 20, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 20--SMITHFIELD, R.I.--As a teetering economy forces companies across New England to cut jobs, Uvex Safety is snapping up new employees and raising salaries. Uvex Safety, one of the largest manufacturers of...

Trustee Subpoenas Bank Records of Bankrupt Rhode Island Restaurant.
October 20, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 20--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The independent trustee running Newport Creamery and investigating the bankrupt company's finances has subpoenaed records from Citizens Bank of Rhode Island and sued the owner's wife for...

Social Security Benefits to Rise 2.6 Percent in 2002.
October 20, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 20--BOSTON--The Social Security Administration said yesterday it will increase monthly benefits by 2.6 percent next year for the program's 45 million beneficiaries, including about 192,680 beneficiaries in Rhode...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
October 21, 2001... Oct. 21--MONDAY: Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and The Rhode Island chapter of American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) will jointly hold a dinner meeting at the Providence Marriot, Charles and Orms Streets at 5:30 p.m. Speaker:...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
October 21, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Oct. 21--GAMBLERS PLAY CARDS THEY WERE DEALT: Retail shops, airlines and hotels felt a sharp drop in business after the terrorist attacks last month. Not so at the two big Connecticut casinos. Foxwoods said gamblers...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
October 21, 2001... Oct. 21--GORDON R. ARCHIBALD: Todd A. Ravenelle, of Smithfield, has been promoted to vice president. He will assume project manager status, responsible for stormwater management, site development and environmental engineering projects. He had...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 21, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 21--QUESTION: An Education IRA, also called an Education Savings Account (ESA), is a kind of trust that you set up on behalf of a child. In general, you contribute money to the account, the money grows on a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
October 21, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Oct. 21--Bob Carothers has a copy of Moby Dick sitting on a small table in his office. I suppose Carothers identifies with Herman Melville's Captain Ahab. He may be one of those men who won't walk away from a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Cybertalk Column.
October 22, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 22--On Thursday, Microsoft will officially release its best operating system yet for home users. Windows XP is much more stable and reliable than its predecessors, and it includes several new features...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 22, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 22--Thinking about buying some of the new inflation-indexed savings bonds, known as Series I bonds? Consider buying them before Nov. 1. Why? Series I bonds that you buy now earn 5.92 percent. But Series I...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--GASOLINE CONTINUES DOWN: The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline fell another 2 cents yesterday, according to the State Energy Office. The price was $1.339, 10 cents cheaper than a month ago and 35 cents lower than five...

Some Rhode Island Businesses Need Emergency Loans Due to Response to Attacks.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Sarah Sparks Oct. 23--NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- Business is off 16 percent at Deeb Tannous's gas station. Normally, he pumps 3,200 gallons a day. But since the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, his Getty station on Mineral Springs...

Hasbro Reports 17 Percent Drop in Sales for Third Quarter.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 23--Cost-cutting measures and a focus on core brands has started to pay dividends for Hasbro Inc., which yesterday made its first positive earnings report in four quarters, 29 cents per share, on declining...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 23--Thinking of investing in the Series I bond, a special kind of U.S. Savings Bond that helps you keep pace with inflation? Just keep in mind that Series I bonds aren't for everyone. There are advantages and...

Rhode Island Gets Its First High School Information Technology Program.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 23--The Rhode Island Technology Council today will unveil a high school education program geared toward building a technology-savvy work force in the Ocean State. RITEC, the state's technology trade...

Rhode Island Starts Program to Help Wetlands Through Businesses, Federal Funds.
October 23, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Levitz Oct. 23--A growing national program that combines corporate donations with federal and state funds will aim to restore Rhode Island's coastal wetlands. The Rhode Island Corporate Wetlands Restoration Project,...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 24, 2001... Oct. 24--FORMER EDITOR IN NEWPORT MOVES: David B. Offer, former editor of The Newport Daily News, has been appointed executive editor of the Morning Sentinel of Waterville, Maine and the Kennebec Journal of Augusta. Offer also had worked as...

Passenger Traffic at Boston's Logan Airport Fell by 42.5 Percent Last Month.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 25--Logan Airport officials said yesterday that passenger traffic fell 42.5 percent last month, offering dramatic evidence of the negative impact that last month's terrorist attacks had on air travel in and...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
October 25, 2001... Oct. 25--RIC BACK ONLINE: Rhode Island College is back online after a configuration problem knocked its Web site and e-mail service off the Internet over the weekend. The problem arose from the college switching Internet providers, according to...

Justice, Defense Departments Oppose General Dynamics Bid for Shipbuilder.
October 25, 2001... Byline: John E. Mulligan Oct. 25--WASHINGTON -- The General Dynamics bid to take over Newport News Shipbuilding -- so widely favored by Wall Street and friendly congressional delegations when it was unveiled last spring -- appears to have...

Providence Journal, R.I., Incorporations Column.
October 25, 2001... Oct. 25--There were 4,566 companies that filed incorporation papers with the Rhode Island secretary of state's office as of Oct. 19. KEY: Director (D), Incorporator (I), President (P), Agent (A), General Partnership (GP), Limited...

Newport, R.I., Business Changes from Museum to Educational Toy Store.
October 25, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 25--NEWPORT, R.I.--This spring, Jane Holdsworth jumped the fence. After 20 years of running the nonprofit Thames Science Center, Holdsworth became an entrepreneur in April, launching the Newport-based...

Providence, R.I.-Area Low-Income Residents Fight to Keep Heat for Winter.
October 25, 2001... Oct. 25--WARWICK, R.I.--Dozens of low income families have turned up the heat on the gas company. Yesterday the gas company said it would try and turn on the heat for those families this winter. Southern Union Co. voluntarily agreed to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Earnings Column.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Oct. 26--APC SAYS SALES FELL IN QUARTER: American Power Conversion Corp.'s third quarter was marked by falling sales and income sliced in half because of a $15.3 million charge for previously announced plant...

Providence, R.I.-Area Coalition Wants to Bring Green Power to People.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Oct. 26--PROVIDENCE, R.I. --A coalition of environmental and consumer advocates are creating a non-profit company that aims to do what for-profit firms so far have failed to accomplish. People's Power & Light hopes to...

Bank Rhode Island Opens Cranston Branch with Eye-Catching Features.
October 27, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Oct. 27--So this is what happens when a bank is crossed with a specialty store. Flashing television monitors, Internet kiosks, an unintrusive contemporary design that plays up the merchandise. And, of...