Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from September 2001

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from September 2001

Sale Price of Rhode Island Condos Rises to New Height.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 1--Condos are hot. The median price of condominiums sold in Rhode Island in the first half of this year jumped 20 percent compared with last year, and has reached a record high. At the same time,...

Cox Communication to Cut Ties with Excite@Home.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 1--Cox Communications yesterday said it will end its partnership with Excite@Home, the company that connects the cable company's high speed Internet access customers to the Internet. Cox will "unwind"...

Bankruptcy Court Allows Rhode Island Eatery to Put Deposit on Health Insurance.
September 1, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 1--PROVIDENCE, P.J.--A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge yesterday agreed to let Newport Creamery put a $156,000 deposit on a health benefits plan for employees. The Blue Cross & Blue Shield plan goes into effect...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
September 2, 2001... Sep. 2--TUESDAY: The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room at the New England Institute of Technology, Post Road, Warwick. For information, call 467-7744. --The Attleboro Chapter of Business...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notebook Column.
September 2, 2001... Sep. 2--AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOC.: Jennifer Toon, a vice president at Chaffee & Partners, a marketing and public relations company, has been named vice president of public relations for the Rhode Island chapter of the organization, which is a...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
September 2, 2001... Byline: John Kostrzewa Sep. 2--LEAD FOR SINGLE-FAMILY PERMITS IS AT HOME IN CRANSTON: South County gets most of the focus when talk turns to urban sprawl. But Cranston leads the state in single-family building permits this year with 103...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
September 2, 2001... Sep. 2--IM-AJ COMMUNICATIONS AND DESIGN: Patti Melarango, of Greenville, has been appointed president of the communications division. She was previously director of public relations and marketing for Kent County Hospital and communications and...

Department Stores Offer Gift Cards, Hipper Sections to Bring in Teen Cash.
September 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 2--In the mind of a teenage girl, nothing, like nothing, is cooler than having her own money to spend. Department-store chains think that's pretty cool, too. Cool enough to invest millions. Cool enough to...

Parents Put Money in Department Store Gift Cards, but Teens Take It Out.
September 2, 2001... Sep. 2--Prepaid stored-value cards, those palm-sized bits of plastic that carry a dollar value and can be used like cash, are hardly new in the retail industry. Merchants from Borders Books to Saks Fifth Avenue have long been offering such...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 3, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 3--QUESTION: Last month, I called it the Case of the Missing Checks. Now it's becoming a full-blown scandal. The Internal Revenue Service still can't find thousands of checks, tax returns and other documents that...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 5, 2001... Sep. 5--GASOLINE PRICES FALL: The average local price of a gallon of regular gasoline at self-service pumps yesterday fell another 2 cents from the week before, to $1.439, according to the state Energy Office. That is the cheapest in more than...

FleetBoston Financial Plans Growth on Branches in Massachusetts.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 5--In an effort to build capacity and please customers at a time when it is leaving grocery store locations, FleetBoston Financial Corp. yesterday announced a $47-million expansion that will add 28 branches...

Consolidating Providence, R.I.-Area Utilities' Services Can Save $8.7 Million.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Sep. 5--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The Texas company that bought the area's three natural gas utilities says that consolidating accounting, maintenance and other services will save about $8.7 million a year. But Southern Union...

Rhode Island Homes Selling at Record Rate Despite Slow Economy.
September 5, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 5--A house in Rhode Island used to sit on the market for months before a buyer made an offer. Nowadays, some sellers are getting better than their asking prices and houses are moving faster than at any time in...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 5, 2001... Sep. 5--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: Overseas Philadelphia, 8 a.m., from East Providence, to sea in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Regal Empress, 7 a.m., to Newport Anchorage, from New York with passengers. SAILED YESTERDAY:...

Hewlett-Packard's Giant Step Bad News for Hopkinton, Mass.-Based Data Company.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Andrea Stape Sep. 6--Hewlett-Packard's proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer -- a deal that would create a new corporate giant -- rippled yesterday through the computer community as analysts assessed its impact on the industry....

Middletown, Conn.-Based Restaurant Chain to Keep Employees Covered.
September 6, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 6--MIDDLETOWN, Conn.--Newport Creamery's new chief executive officer yesterday detailed a plan to retain employees, but he also said the company will close five more restaurants as it struggles to recover...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 6, 2001... Sep. 6--ARRIVING TODAY: Orion Leader, 7 p.m., to Davisville, from Last Port, Puerto Rico, discharging automobiles. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: Overseas Philadelphia, 1 a.m., from Providence, to...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 7, 2001... Sep. 7--COMPASSBANK FINDS WAY ON CAPE: CompassBank, a subsidiary of New Bedford-based Seacoast Financial Services Corp., has agreed to acquire $25 million in deposits from competitor Charter Bank's only branch on Cape Cod. CompassBank will...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 7--You did what the Internal Revenue Service told you to do in April: you mailed your quarterly estimated federal income tax payment to an IRS address in Pittsburgh. And what happened? People working for an...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 7, 2001... Sep. 7--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: Orion Leader, 6 p.m., from Davisville, to Boston with balance of cargo. --Bardu, 5 a.m., to sea in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Orion Leader, 7 p.m., to Davisville, from Last Port,...

Judge to Decide on Eviction Request Concerning Providence, R.I.-Area Store.
September 7, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 7--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Arthur Votolato will decide next week whether a landlord can evict Newport Creamery for not paying rent. In an emergency hearing yesterday, Votolato agreed...

Rhode Island to Get More Than $24,000 in Settlement with Bayer.
September 8, 2001... Sep. 8--The state of Rhode Island will receive more than $24,000 under a $14 million settlement with the Bayer Corp. in a lawsuit charging the company overstated its drug prices to state Medicaid programs. In a separate settlement, more...

Massachusetts Jury Awards MetLife Unit $3 Million in Insurance Fraud Suit.
September 8, 2001... Sep. 8--A jury in Massachusetts has awarded MetLife Auto & Home in Warwick nearly $3 million in an insurance fraud lawsuit whose defendants included some auto body repair shops and one former MetLife appraiser, the company said yesterday. ...

Raytheon's Plane-Guidance System Headed to Airport in Warwick, R.I.
September 8, 2001... Byline: Dave McPherson Sep. 8--Raytheon Co. has won Federal Aviation Administration approval to install the first phase of a new air-traffic control system at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick and 10 other U.S. airports. The new Standard...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
September 9, 2001... Sep. 9--AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOC.: Jennifer Toone, a vice president at Chaffee & Partners, a marketing and public relations company, has been named vice president of public relations for the Rhode Island chapter of the organization, which is a...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
September 9, 2001... Sep. 9--GILBANE BUILDING: Rene J. Pincince, of Cumberland, has been promoted to project executive. He will follow projects from start to finish, monitoring costs, schedules, manpower and quality. He joined the company in 1981. FLEMING &...

Rhode Island Creamery Company Headed for Bankruptcy Court.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 9--Newport Creamery's new chief executive officer heads to U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday to report on the troubled company's finances. After spending more than two weeks analyzing the company's...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
September 9, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Sep. 9--The keeper of two legendary traditions, the quality of Western Electric equipment and the intellectual excellence of the Bell Labs. Lucent. The company seemed like a good idea five years ago when it...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--NESTOR AFFILIATE GETS TRAFFIC PATENT: Nestor Traffic Systems Inc., an affiliate of publicly held Nestor Inc. of Providence, said yesterday that it has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for the company's high-tech traffic...

Electricity-Sharing in Central Fall, R.I.-Area Is a Live-Wire Issue.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.--During three hot days in July, electric power plants in Maine produced 800 megawatts more than residents could use. But New England's transmission lines are so inefficient there was no way to ship that power...

EMC's New Products Prove Boon for Its Storage Sell.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--EMC Corp.'s stock price rose yesterday, for the first time in four days, after Joe Tucci, company president and chief executive officer, announced a series of new data storage products. With an eye toward grabbing greater market...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 11, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 11--If you have money in a Section 529 plan, or you're thinking of joining one, you've just earned a big break, courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS last week said it will let you change your...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--ARRIVING TODAY: Royal Princess, 8:30 a.m., to Newport Anchorage, from New York with passengers. SAILING TODAY: Royal Princess, 4 p.m., from Newport Anchorage, to Boston with passengers. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Regal Empress, 7...

Emerging Technology Firms Are on the Rise in Rhode Island.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Despite the bleak economy, things suddenly look brighter for technology entrepreneurs across Rhode Island. Providence's Point Judith Capital Partners will announce today that it has raised $14 million, which it...

Providence, R.I., Businesses Say Wage Increase Would Cost Jobs.
September 11, 2001... Sep. 11--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Boosting wages for the working poor in Providence will eliminate jobs and could raise taxes, according to a new study released yesterday by a new coalition made up mainly of businesses. The Providence City...

State Bank Commissioner Gives Citizens Green Light to Do Business in Delaware.
September 12, 2001... Sep. 12--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The Delaware State Bank Commissioner has dismissed complaints by two consumer-advocacy groups that challenged a deal for Citizens Financial Group to buy 345 branches from Mellon Financial Corp., alleging that the bank...

Trustee Appointed to Probe Sale of Rhode Island-Based Restaurant Chain.
September 12, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 12--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge yesterday appointed an independent trustee and authorized him to either sell Newport Creamery or shut down the struggling restaurant chain and liquidate its...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 12, 2001... Sep. 12--ARRIVING TODAY None. SAILING TODAY None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY Royal Princess, 8 a.m., to Newport Anchorage, from New York with passengers. Clipper Adventurer, 3 p.m., to Newport Anchorage, from Nantucket with...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--LOA HEARING CANCELLED: Log On America announced yesterday that its hearing scheduled for today has been cancelled before the Nasdaq Listing Qualification Panel on whether the company's stock should be dropped from trading on the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: Clipper Adventurer, 12 p.m., from Newport Anchorage with passengers. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to subscribe to the...

Effects of Attack May Be Staggering, Says University of Rhode Island Professor.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--Tuesday's attack against the United States -- one of "the most well planned" terrorist acts against a nation -- could have far-reaching effects on the U.S. economy, government policy and the American psyche,...

Experts Indicate Financial World Will Need a Long Time to Recover.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--One expert predicts that the damage caused to so many businesses that play a key role in trade and commerce will move the economy closer to a recession. Tuesday's attack by terrorists on the World Trade Center in New York City was...

Rhode Island Financial Firms Start to Get Back to Business.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--Employees at financial firms in Rhode Island field a few calls from anxious clients while also awaiting word about colleagues in New York. Employees of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter returned to work in Providence yesterday and began...

Shipping Delays Haven't Hurt Providence, R.I.-Area Economy -- Yet.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--After two days of restricted air travel and heightened national security, about $2 million worth of Ocean State Jobbers' merchandise remains stranded at the Port of New York. The merchandise for the North...

Shipping Delays Haven't Hurt Providence, R.I., Economy So Far.
September 13, 2001... Sep. 13--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--After two days of restricted air travel and heightened national security, about $2 million worth of Ocean State Jobbers' merchandise remains stranded at the Port of New York. The merchandise for the North...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 14, 2001... Sep. 14--BLUESTREAK ACQUIRES ENGAGE PROPERTY: Bluestreak, of Newport, said yesterday it has acquired Engage, Inc.'s AdKnowledge intellectual property and customer lists for the U.S. and certain other territories. Terms were not disclosed....

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 14, 2001... Sep. 14--ARRIVING TODAY: None. SAILING TODAY: None. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: None. SAILED YESTERDAY: Endurance, 7 p.m., from Davisville, to sea in ballast. To see more of the Providence Journal, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go...

Teleconferencing Replaces Air Travel for Some Providence, R.I.-Area Firms.
September 14, 2001... Sep. 14--GTECH Holding Corp.'s 4,700 employees remained grounded yesterday, but business meetings among the lottery giant's 83 worldwide offices continued as usual. As the flags from more than 44 countries flew at half-staff outside the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 15, 2001... Sep. 15--MORE REBATES MAILED: The U.S. Treasury said yesterday it distributed more than $3.66 billion in federal income tax rebates by mailing more than 8.6 million checks to taxpayers. The government is mailing the rebate checks in batches:...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 15, 2001... Sep. 15--ARRIVING TODAY: September 15, Norweigan Sea, 7:30 a.m., to Newport Anchorage, from Martha's Vineyard with passengers. SAILING TODAY: September 15, Norweigan Sea, 5 p.m., from Newport Anchorage, to Boston with passengers. ...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 18, 2001... Sep. 18--GENERAL DYNAMICS EXTENDS SHIPYARD OFFER, GETS CONTRACT: General Dynamics Corp., owner of Electric Boat, extended its $2.6-billion offer for rival Newport News Shipbuilding a seventh time so regulators can complete their review. The...

Buyers Set to Dip Deep for Providence, R.I.-Area Restaurant Chain.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 18--A group of investors wants to buy Newport Creamery for $4.7 million, despite the restaurant chain's $10-million debt and continuing legal problems. The potential buyers, spearheaded by local investor...

Experts Say Rate Cut May Not Be Enough to Jump-Start Economy.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Lynn Arditi Sep. 18--As the nation's leaders prepare to wage war against terrorism, their counterparts in the financial markets yesterday fired the first shot in the battle to restore confidence in American capitalism: an...

Gas Prices in Rhode Island Not Primed for Increase.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Sep. 18--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Despite concerns that gasoline prices might rise in the wake of last Tuesday's terrorist attack, average prices yesterday in Rhode Island were virtually identical to a week ago. The State...

Rhode Island to Hold Final Public Hearing on Container-Port Plan.
September 18, 2001... Sep. 18--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--The public's last chance to discuss the revised master plan for the further development of Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park, including the prospect of a container port, will be at a hearing by the Rhode...

Raytheon a Winner on Losing Day for Rhode Island Industries on Stock Market.
September 18, 2001... Byline: Bob Wyss Sep. 18--Wall Street returned to work yesterday for the first time since Tuesday's terrorist attack and publicly traded companies with stakes in Rhode Island's financial, industrial, consumer and communication fields lost...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Brief Column.
September 19, 2001... Sep. 19--HEXAGON ACQUIRES REST OF WILCOX: Hexagon AB has agreed to acquire the remaining 70 percent of California-based Wilcox and Associates. Hexagon already owns 30 percent of WAI's shares through its subsidiary, Brown & Sharpe, of North...

Trustee Testifies that Owner of Providence, R.I.-Area Creamery Skimmed Off Top.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 19--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--After analyzing Newport Creamery's books for a week, a court-appointed trustee yesterday presented evidence that owner Robert Swain made $4 million in questionable transactions during the...

Providence Journal, R.I., Bay Shipping Column.
September 19, 2001... Sep. 19--ARRIVING TODAY: Walka Mlodych, 11 a.m., to Providence with salt. SAILING TODAY: Asphalt Commander, 12 p.m., from Providence in ballast. ARRIVED YESTERDAY: Asphalt Commander, 6 p.m., to Providence, from Baltimore discharging...

Providence, R.I., Towers Tighten Security.
September 19, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 19--Two towers that help define the Providence skyline remain under heightened security this week, after terrorists attacks last Tuesday destroyed the World Trade Center in New York and put America on high...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 20, 2001... Sep. 20--NEW ENGLAND: VENTURE CAPITAL WORKSHOP POSTPONED: Emerging technology magazine Red Herring yesterday decided to postpone its annual East Coast venture capital conference in Boston because of last week's terrorist attacks. The three-day...

FleetBoston Finds Its System Is Still on the Money.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 20--BOSTON--Even as they scrambled to locate workers, to understand the enormity and implications of the terrorist attacks, executives at FleetBoston Financial Corp. put corporate damage control into motion....

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 20--QUARTERLY FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NEXT MONDAY: Amid the terrible news from last week's terrorist attack, there is a faint glimmer of good news for taxpayers today. Because of the enormous economic...

Rhode Island Firms Report Little Effect from Computer Virus.
September 20, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 20--A fast-spreading malicious computer program infected companies and Internet users in Rhode Island and around the world over the past two days, causing many firms and government agencies to shut down...

Warwick, R.I., Airport Down $1 Million So Far.
September 21, 2001... Sep. 21--Revenue from record-setting traffic before the attacks was partly slated for 70 capital projects at the Warwick airport. In the week after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, T.F. Green Airport lost $1...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 21, 2001... Sep. 21--PUC APPROVES ELECTRICITY RATE CUT: The state Public Utilities Commission yesterday approved a request by Narragansett Electric to lower rates. A typical residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours a month paying $66.40 would pay...

Providence, R.I.-Area Eatery Owner's Wife Is Sued.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 21--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The independent trustee running Newport Creamery has sued the owner's wife, Linda Swain, for $900,000 and asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to temporarily bar her from transferring...

West Greenwich, R.I., Lottery Systems Maker Beats the Odds on Earnings.
September 21, 2001... Byline: Andrea L. Stape Sep. 21--Despite the weakened economy, GTECH Holdings Corp.'s sales and earnings increased during its second quarter, beating analysts' expectations. The West Greenwich-based lottery systems manufacturer...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 22, 2001... Sep. 22--TREASURY MAILS FINAL REBATE BATCH: The U.S. Treasury said it distributed more than $3.66 billion in federal income tax rebates yesterday by mailing more than 8.6 million checks to taxpayers. You may be eligible for a check from...

CVS Lowers Earnings Estimate.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 22--CVS Corp. yesterday reduced its earnings outlook for the second time in as many quarters, explaining that the terrorist attacks last week will likely hurt what has been a slower-than-expected effort to...

Johnston, R.I.-Based Insurer Stands to Lose Millions.
September 22, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 22--Damage from the terrorist attack in New York City may cost a Rhode Island-based insurer about $250 million. FM Global of Johnston, which insures commercial and industrial property, said it has "several...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 23, 2001... Sep. 23--TEMPORARILY LOST IN THE SHUFFLE: For a time after the terrorist attacks in New York City, Terrence Murray couldn't locate his son Chris. Murray, chief executive and chairman of FleetBoston Financial Corp., said his son, who works...

Providence Journal, R.I., Speakers' Table.
September 23, 2001... Sep. 23--MONDAY American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) will hold a dinner networking meeting at 6 p.m. at the Providence Marriott, Charles and Orms Sts. Speaker: Janice Phelps, CPA of Blue Moon Industries. Topic: Implementation of...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Notes Column.
September 23, 2001... Sep. 23--ACUPUNCTURE, MEDICINE S. Erin Baldt has been elected president of the R.I. Society of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. She is a practicing acupuncturist with Southern New England Anesthesia and Pain Association. WOMEN...

Providence Journal, R.I., People in Business Column.
September 23, 2001... Sep. 23--REED & BARTON: Tim K. Riddle has been appointed executive vice president of sales and marketing. He was previously president of Anchor Hocking. Alan D. Buff, of Barrington, has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 23--Two recent changes in federal tax law will make traditional IRAs more appealing. More people will be able to claim a federal income tax break for the money they contribute to a traditional IRA. They'll also...

Providence Journal, R.I., Peter Phipps Column.
September 23, 2001... Byline: Peter Phipps Sep. 23--Even my little daughter Rose has absorbed the metaphor of the falling towers. We were moving furniture around her room last week when a bookcase pulled apart. The shelves fell, one at a time, top to...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 24--QUESTION: I should have received that $300 (federal income tax) rebate . . . and I never received it, whereas friends of mine did. Is there a site or a phone number where I can call to find out where the...

Businesses with Operations in New York City Affected by Terrorist Attacks.
September 24, 2001... Byline: Jonathan D. Rockoff Sep. 24--NEW YORK--Several days after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, Daniel Barnes, a young associate with a Providence law firm's New York office, wanted to research some court decisions for cases...

Amtrak Ridership Is Up As Passengers Shun Airline Travel.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 25--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--While the airline industry reels from the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, the nation's passenger rail services are enjoying some of their busiest days ever. Amtrak's revenues...

Bank, Data Firm Make Deal that will Create New Jobs in Providence, R.I., Area.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Lisa Biank Fasig Sep. 25--Sovereign Bancorp has entered into a strategic alliance with one of the industry's leading makers of technology for paying for purchases, creating a venture that will generate 35 New England jobs. The...

Providence Journal, R.I., Business Briefs Column.
September 25, 2001... Sep. 25--QUONSET/DAVISVILLE GETS NEW GENERAL MANAGER: George A. Prete, of Westerly, yesterday was named vice president and general manager of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation's Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park. Prete...

Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine Column.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 25--The Internal Revenue Service has put several new services in place to help answer tax questions in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack: --The agency has posted a booklet on its Web site to help...