Book biz breathes life into old mill

Book Enterprises was days away from leaving the South Coast for Stoughton, Mass., when owner Jason Zutaut made one last call looking for an inexpensive space that would keep his wholesale book business and its 72 employees closer to home. May 19

Making R.I. fertile for social ventures

Rhode Island lawmakers recently passed legislation designed to attract a broader range of investments in limited-liability companies with nonprofit missions. The measure creates a new corporate structure – the low-profit, limited-liability company, or “L3C” – with the policy goal of making Rhode Island the Silicon Valley of social ventures. May 19

Foam technology gives firm cushion

PolyWorks’ biggest problem last year was finding enough people to triple the size of its workforce. Business has been very good for the North Smithfield designer of foams, plastics and gels, according to co-owner and Executive Vice President Roger LaFlamme. The best news is that it is only expected to get better.# May 19

Schilling enters EDC board meeting

(Updated, 6 p.m.) 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling, along with a team from his company, are at the R.I. Economic Development Corporation offices in the city’s Valley neighborhood, as the agency’s board of directors meets to decide the fate of the cash-poor video-game developer. 5:56 pm

Providence student’s music downloading damages left intact by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court left intact a $675,000 jury verdict against a college student who downloaded and redistributed thousands of songs from the Internet without paying. 11:34 am

38 Studios previews Copernicus

Still unable to pay its workers, 38 Studios LLC, the cash-strapped video game design firm founded by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, has released a video trailer for its new game, code-named “Project Copernicus.” 9:42 am

Providence is one of first in U.S. to cut pensions

Providence will halt cost-of-living increases for retirees among steps to overhaul a $422.8 million pension system and avoid becoming the state’s second municipal bankruptcy. May 1

All of R.I. may be ‘critical status’

The ‘60 percent critical status’ test for Rhode Island cities and towns that is a part of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s pension reform legislation may be irrelevant, according to the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. Mar 20

Raimondo announces educational meetings

PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo announced a schedule of regional meetings aimed at educating public employees about how the Rhode Island Retirement Security Act of 2011 will affect their retirement eligibility and pension benefits. Mar 3