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Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – called the shared services task force created between Pawtucket, Central Falls and East Providence by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee a ‘credit positive.’
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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T.F. Green Airport has opened a cell phone waiting lot at 2282 Post Road for motorists meeting arriving passengers, the airport announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 7 cents this week. The jump marks the first increase in Ocean State pump prices in 13 weeks, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. stock futures fell, following the biggest one-day gain in two weeks for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as a report showed retail sales in the world’s biggest economy unexpectedly dropped for a third straight month.
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By Inyoung Hwang
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Rhode Island’s economic recovery continues but is doing so at a slower pace, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro’s Current Conditions Index.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Brown University is still considering whether to permanently rename its Joe Paterno ’50 Award, given to a freshman male athlete, following the release of a report that indicates the former Penn State football coach helped conceal former colleague Jerry Sandusky’s criminal activities.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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According to a study by RootMetrics, a data company focusing on mobile phone use, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T perform best in the Providence area.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Clarendon Court, the Cliff Walk mansion and former home of Claus and Sunny von Bulow, has sold for $13.1 million, the highest price in the state this year, listing agent Paul A. Leys of Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty announced.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Oil rose for a third day, the longest winning streak in a month, as slowing growth in China fueled stimulus speculation and U.S. equities advanced.
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By Moming Zhou |
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Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank, has announced net income available to common shareholders of $40.6 million, or $.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30 up 6 percent from $38.3 million, or $.42 per diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31.
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By Michael Souza |