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RWU students targeting neighborhood growth
The revitalization of the Broad Street and Elmwood Avenue neighborhoods in South Providence and Main Street in Woonsocket are ambitious goals, requiring study and a multidisciplinary approach. Thankfully, Arnold Robinson has a plan. more
By Michael Souza
Contributing Writer | 11/26/12
ACLU says state hostile toward medical marijuana
Since Rhode Island made medical marijuana legal in 2006, there has, some say, been one roadblock after another in getting patients served and, more recently, in facilitating the three approved dispensaries, or compassion centers. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/26/12

Programs aim to help veterans avoid debt collectors
In a state with double-digit unemployment, there are many Rhode Islanders struggling to pay bills, including veterans who often resist asking for handouts. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 11/26/12

When defendants can win by losing a case
When a business is served with a lawsuit, the company and its legal counsel should undertake a prompt risk-management assessment of the potential exposure and estimated defense costs. more
Guest Column:
Steven M. Richard | 11/26/12
Wall Street’s scapegoat hunt missing the real perpetrators
Wall Street has increasingly taken up its old habit of blaming junior bankers and traders for what goes wrong, despite the fact that the goal at every firm is always to make more money in any way that is legally defensible – by selling more mortgage-backed securities, by doing bigger and bigger mergers-and-acquisition deals, or by making a larger and larger bet on the direction of an obscure debt index. more
Guest Column:
William D. Cohan | 11/26/12
PBN summit to tackle ’13 employment trends
Rhode Island businesses face major developments in employment issues in 2013, with health care reform and labor regulations at the top of the list. Social media continues to be a challenge, with its expanding potential and its own share of annoyances. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

RWU students win regional moot court
BRISTOL – The National Moot Court Team at Roger Williams University School of Law won the New England regional competition, besting Northeastern University, Boston University, Suffolk University and Syracuse University in the November competition. more
12/10/12
R.I., Mass. threaten joining states in EPA law suit
Rhode Island and Massachusetts both joined New York and four other states in saying they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal law by failing to regulate methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, Bloomberg News reported. more
12/17/12
Partridge Snow & Hahn to move into Textron Building
Business law firm Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP has leased 30,000 square feet of office space in the Textron Building at 40 Westminster St., in downtown Providence, the firm announced Tuesday. more
Social media presents opportunity, pitfalls
Changes in health care laws and labor relations will affect businesses dramatically next year, but many human resources managers at a Providence Business News-sponsored Employment Trends 2013 summit said they consider social media a contender for a top spot on the list of concerns. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/24/12

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