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Freetown voters nix Wampanoag casino
Voters in Freetown overwhelmingly voted against a nonbinding referendum regarding the $167 million casino off Route 140 proposed by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, according to the Taunton Daily Gazette. more
| 5/30/12
Report: Creative jobs on the rise in R.I.
Rhode Island added 770 creative industry jobs and 460 new businesses between 2011 and 2012, according to an annual report from Rhode Island Citizens for the Arts. more
Obama frees R.I., 7 other states from ‘No Child’ testing rules
President Barack Obama freed eight states, including Rhode Island, from provisions of the No Child Left Behind education-testing law after they pledged to turn around low-performing schools and tie teacher evaluations to student achievement. more
Chafee stands firm against Schilling accusations
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee Tuesday rejected 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling’s suggestion that Rhode Island sabotaged the beleaguered video game company and drove potential investors away with public comments about its potential demise. more
R.I. nonprofits face June deadline
Rhode Island’s 7,900 nonprofit businesses are required to file their annual reports with the Secretary of State’s office during June. more
| 5/29/12
Foreclosure initiations surge 31% in Bristol County, Mass.
Lenders in Bristol County, Mass. initiated 31 percent more foreclosures in April than they did during the same period in 2011, The Warren Group said Tuesday. more
Providence area foreclosure rate drops in March
The Providence-New Bedford-Fall River-area foreclosure rate fell 0.50 percentage points in March compared with the same period in 2011, CoreLogic said Tuesday. more
Gas down 6 cents in R.I., 4 cents in Mass.
Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 6 cents this week, the sixth week of declines after five consecutive weeks of increases, according to AAA Southern New England. more
Kent Hospital, South County Hospital land HealthGrades awards
Kent Hospital landed the 2012 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award and and South County Hospital landed the advocacy group’s Outstanding Patient Experience Award. more
| 5/29/12
Bryant's international business program makes Bloomberg list
Bryant University’s international business program was ranked 27th in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek, jumping from its position at 41st last year in the publication’s annual list of specialty business programs. more
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