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U.S. stock futures dropped, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will fall for a sixth day, amid concern the global economy is weakening.
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By Peter Levring and Jeff Sutherland |
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The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding a $50,000 “Our Town” grant to Woonsocket to help boost the city’s Main Street and Arts District and bolster economic development and education through the arts, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced late Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Mayor Angel Taveras and Governor Lincoln Chafee took part in the opening ceremony of the Providence Performance Arts Center Square early Wednesday.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Over 150 supporters of the Academy for Career Exploration met at the school Tuesday night to discuss how best to defend their school from potential closure recommended by the R.I. Department of Education.
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By Dana Reilly |
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller issued a notice of new proposed conditions relating to the rate factor decision for the 2012 rate requests by Rhode Island’s commercial health insurers.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Rhode Island was ranked the worst state for business in the U.S. for the second year in a row on CNBC’s America’s Top State for Business 2012 report.
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Rhode Island has lost 7.42 percent of its jobs since 2007, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the Business Journals.
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By PBN Staff
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Five more companies are ending their financial support of a public policy group that has worked with state lawmakers to pass pro-gun ownership and voter-identification laws, a civil rights group said Tuesday.
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By Jonathan D. Salant |
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In a reversal of public statements made in the wake of the revelations of its financial difficulties, executives of 38 Studios LLC told U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware that its its first product, the video game “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,” did not meet its sales expectations.
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By PBN Staff
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Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., the state’s largest independent insurance agency, announced today that it has acquired Insurance Professionals of New England, a Massachusetts-based agency.
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By Dana Reilly |
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- Historical preservation programs land $54K in grants Yesterday at 1:54 PM
