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R.I. & Mass. News Briefs 924 results total, viewing 1 - 20 Mass. RMV adds online services March 20, 2010 BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Transportation last week introduced two new Registry of Motor Vehicles initiatives aimed at eliminating customer lines. more Report: Pension plans deteriorate further March 20, 2010 PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of the Auditor General said this month that many of the pension plans administered by municipalities in the state have deteriorated since the office’s last report in July 2007. more Uno Restaurant files reorganization plan March 20, 2010 NEW YORK – Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., the operator and franchiser of approximately 170 pizzerias, filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan that calls for a $27 million offering of notes and projects lower sales and earnings this year, Bloomberg News reported. more Agriculture department looks to guarantee loans March 20, 2010 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office for Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut announced last week it has more than $36.6 million available for loan guarantees to promise before Sept. 30. more R.I. tax revenue collection ahead of estimates March 20, 2010 PROVIDENCE – Revenue collections are outpacing estimates in Rhode Island in the current fiscal year, fiscal advisers for the Statehouse said last week, according to The Associated Press. more Mass. unemployment up to 9.5% in January March 13, 2010 BOSTON – The state unemployment rate increased from a revised 9.3 percent in December to 9.5 percent in January, according to the Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. more Indeglia nominated for R.I. Supreme Court post March 13, 2010 PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last week announced that he has nominated R.I. Superior Court Associate Justice Gilbert V. Indeglia to the state Supreme Court. The nomination requires the advice and consent of the Rhode Island Senate and House. more CVS sues St. Louis firm over generics March 13, 2010 PROVIDENCE – CVS Pharmacy Inc., the operator of more than 7,000 drugstores in the U.S., has sued KV Pharmaceutical Co. for allegedly breaking a supply contract after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cited the drug maker’s generic unit for manufacturing problems, Bloomberg News reported. more Stop & Shop unions ratify 3-year contract March 13, 2010 WESTPORT, Conn. – Royal Ahold NV’s Stop & Shop said all five unions for the company’s supermarkets in New England ratified a new three-year contract, Bloomberg News reported last week. more RIPEC: State pension system not sustainable March 13, 2010 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council said the state cannot afford its pension system without moving to ensure the funds’ sustainability. more Chafee ahead in new Rasmussen gov. poll March 6, 2010 Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee is the favorite to become Rhode Island’s next governor, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 25. more C.F. union files charges over firings March 6, 2010 PROVIDENCE – The Central Falls Teachers’ Union last week filed labor-relations charges after the school district voted to fire the high school’s entire faculty. more Former Carcieri cabinet member to advise Dems March 6, 2010 PROVIDENCE – Saying that he wants to “continue to work on initiatives that will position the state for a strong economic recovery,” Gary S. Sasse has been hired to serve as a part-time adviser to the Democrat-controlled House leadership, just days after stepping down from his high-ranking post in the Republican Carcieri administration. more Staples’ 2010 profit forecast lags analysts’ March 6, 2010 FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Staples Inc., the world’s largest office-supply retailer, forecasts a full-year profit lower than analysts estimate and says fourth-quarter profit declined 18 percent, Bloomberg News reported last week. more Urciuoli looks to have conviction overturned March 6, 2010 PROVIDENCE – A former Roger Williams Medical Center executive convicted of corruption last week asked a federal appeals court to reverse the decision. more CVS subpoenaed for ‘possible false’ claims March 6, 2010 WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, received a subpoena from a federal agency concerning “possible false or otherwise improper” claims for Medicare and Medicaid payments, Bloomberg News reported last week. more CO2 permits drop to lowest levels of year Feb 27, 2010 Carbon dioxide permits in the U.S. Northeast’s cap-and-trade program for power plants fell to their lowest level this year on waning public concern over emissions that scientists blame for global warming, Bloomberg News reported. more Despite economy, Amica reports spike in sales Feb 27, 2010 LINCOLN – Amica Mutual Insurance Co. says it nearly doubled the number of insurance policies it sold in 2009 despite the turbulent economy, thanks in part to new company-wide strategies. more 50% of Mass. homes sold to first-time buyers Feb 27, 2010 WALTHAM, Mass. – First-time homebuyers purchased half of all homes sold in the Bay State last year, the Massachusetts Realtors Association said last week. In 2008, first-time homebuyers purchased about 45 percent of homes. more Providence transfers barrier to Army Corps Feb 27, 2010 PROVIDENCE – Providence is expected to save as much as $500,000 annually after transferring the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. more Page 1 / 47 Next > Last >>