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Toy and game-maker Hasbro Inc. has teamed up with the R.I. Resource Recovery Corp. to introduce single-stream recycling at all of its Ocean State facilities.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil rose in New York on an unexpected drop in U.S. inventories as imports declined for the fourth time in five weeks and petroleum consumption increased.
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By Moming Zhou |
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Stage and screen actress Kate Burton will be honored with the 2013 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 17th annual Pell Awards, Trinity Repertory Co. announced.
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By PBN Staff
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee on Wednesday unveiled an $8.2 billion state budget proposal for the next fiscal year that would cut Rhode Island’s corporate tax rates to the lowest in New England.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Massachusetts’ real gross state product increased at a 1 percent annualized rate during the fourth quarter, according to the Current Economic Index released Tuesday by MassBenchmarks.
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By PBN Staff
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The A.T. Cross Co., a producer of high-end writing utensils and other personal accessories, announced in a press release late Monday that it is “exploring strategic alternatives” for its Cross Accessory Division.
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By PBN Staff
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Independent Bank Corp., the parent of The Rockland Trust Co., reported fourth-quarter net income of $10 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, a 10.8 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2011.
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By PBN Staff
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The city of Pawtucket pulled in a $4.2 million federal grant to support 21 new “front-line” firefighter hires, covering full pay and benefits for two years. It is the city’s second large federal grant this month.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Rhode Island’s unemployment rate, which fell to 9.1 percent in March, is now the sixth highest in the United States, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Coastal Medical announced today that it has signed a preferred provider agreement with Visiting Nurse Home Care and Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, designating the two affiliated agencies as Coastal’s preferred providers for home care, palliative and hospice services.
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By Richard Asinof |