Business & Economy

By M.B. OWENS
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Not everyone has the ability to be creative at work. If you are one of the lucky individuals who have some form of creativity, don't assume that everyone else has the same attribute.

By MAX MESSMER
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
The purpose of a cover letter is to pique the interest of a hiring manager enough to call you for an in-person interview. You can accomplish this by crafting a compelling document that links your experience and skills to the requirements of the open position, outlines your biggest career successes, and showcases your knowledge of the company where you want to work.

In short, the cover letter is your opportunity to demonstrate to a prospective employer what you can bring to the table; it's not a venue for asking what's in it for you.

By VICTORIA COLLIVER
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
HMO giant Kaiser Permanente could lose as much $7 billion over the next two years if its operating expenses continue to rise at the current rate, according to internal projections made earlier this year.

By DAN FOST
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Ajax: A programming platform that enables Web sites to work more interactively because features can load one at a time. It lets Web sites have the power and feel of a desktop software program, rather than a slow-loading Internet application.

By DAN FOST
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Behind the random silliness of YouTube videos and the juvenile frivolity of MySpace Web sites lies a powerful idea: Everyday people are using technology to gain control of the media and change the world.

By LAURA MEADE KIRK
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
The Hood blimp is a dirigible _ a self-propelled balloon powered by motors that can be steered, said Mickey Wittman, a spokesman for the Lightship Group.

Some say they're called "blimps" because they were initially classified as balloons, or "b-class limp aircraft," Wittman said.

By LAURA MEADE KIRK
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
The Hood blimp floats lazily above the Providence, R.I. skyline, loosely following the late day traffic streaming south on Route 95 about 1,000 feet below.

The huge white airship casually veers southwest, hugging the coastline of Narragansett Bay, as it heads to the Quonset State Airport in North Kingstown, which will be its home base for the week.

A convoy of Hood Airship Operations trucks and trailers is already at the airport, waiting for security officers to escort them across runways to an open field where the blimp is to be stationed.

As the blimp circles overhead, a crew of 10 men, each clad in khaki pants and dark blue shirts, races onto the field and lines up in V formation into the prevailing wind _ like a flock of birds _ ready to catch the blimp as it descends.

Four men _ two on each side _ grab each of two long ropes dangling from each side of the blimp as it touches down onto the field.

By STEPHEN WINDHAUS
Monday, November 06, 2006
For all the years I served in non-profit small biz support networks, I simply took it for granted that all entrepreneurs were aware of small business incubators and the value these programs provided startup businesses.

By PIA SARKAR
Monday, November 06, 2006
Most people rely on day-to-day weather forecasts to figure out how to dress in the morning.

Retailers, on the other hand, must anticipate the weather months in advance in order to outfit their customers year-round.

By ARTHUR KIMBALL-STANLEY
Monday, November 06, 2006
On a weekday afternoon at Carcieri's Market in Providence, Karen Pilla is buying groceries. Pilla stops by this small family-owned grocery store every day on her way home from work to pick out what she'll have for dinner.