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Revenue for Hasbro Inc. fell 7 percent to $811.5 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared with $908.5 million for the same 2011 period.
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By PBN Staff
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GoGo Cast Inc., provider of digital signage and branded content in public spaces, has acquired the assets of Dingo Mobile Inc., a Canadian developer of social media-based applications for marketing purposes.
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VoltServer Inc. has received a $250,000 equity investment from Rhode Island public venture capital group the Slater Technology Fund.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The lowest municipal yields in a generation may help Rhode Island cut the cost of repaying $75 million it borrowed to lure former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s now-bankrupt videogame company from Massachusetts.
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By Michael McDonald |
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Treasuries climbed, with five-, 10- and 30-year yields sliding to records, as concern mounted that Europe’s debt crisis is worsening and before reports this week forecast to show U.S. growth cooled.
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By Anchalee Worrachate and Kristine Aquino |
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Newport Bancorp Inc. the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, on Friday reported second-quarter net income of $253,000, a 42 percent decline from the $439,000 profit posted during the same quarter ending June 30 last year.
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By Michael Souza |
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Private Reserve Properties LLC, a Providence company, faces an Environmental Protection Agency penalty of up to $421,900 for what the agency says are repeated violations of federal lead-based paint disclosure laws and regulations.
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By PBN Staff
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The University of Rhode Island has received a $14 million federal grant to run a new program that will provide care for cognitively challenged adults.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Rhode Island’s 10.9 percent unemployment rates remains the second worst in the country, as the state saw the largest year-to-year percent decrease in employment in the United States, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday.
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GTECH Corp. has signed a five-year extension of its lottery products and services contract with the South Dakota Lottery, extending the term of the deal through Aug. 2, 2019.
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By PBN Staff
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