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The University of Rhode Island celebrated the 50th anniversary of its West Greenwich W. Alton Jones Campus on Sunday, with a re-dedication event at the campus’ Whispering Pines conference center.
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By PBN Staff
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Medical device maker Covidien LLC’s pharmaceutical arm, Mallinckrodt, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire St. Paul, Minn.-based CNS Therapeutics Inc.
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By PBN Staff
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As a result of reorganization of the senior management structure at Lifespan, Dr. Kathleen Hittner, senior vice president of community health and perioperative services and former president and CEO of The Miriam Hospital, will retire effective Oct. 17.
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By Richard Asinof |
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U.S. stocks were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped the most since June yesterday, amid concern Europe’s debt crisis is worsening.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
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At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Narragansett Bay Commission broke ground on a part of Phase II of its combined sewer overflow abatement project, at the Rite Aid parking lot at 80 Manton Ave. in Providence.
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By PBN Staff
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Peter A. Koch, CEO of Rhode Island’s largest eye care practice, Koch Eye Associates, was honored by the National Mentoring Partnership’s board of directors with the 2013 Excellence in Mentoring in America: Individual Leadership award.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island will receive $412,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration as part of the second round of funding from the State Trade Export Promotion program.
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By PBN Staff
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The foreclosure rate in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area fell 0.1 percentage points in July compared with the same period in 2011, CoreLogic said Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation, plagued by inefficiency and lack of direction, should be brought under direct control of the governor’s office and a new state commerce agency, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recommended in a report on the quasi-state agency released Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Single-family home sales in Bristol County, Mass., rose 20 percent, and the median sale price increased 7 percent in August compared with the same period last year, The Warren Group said Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |