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Edward Cooney, Nortek executive, former Chamber chair, dies
Edward J. Cooney, senior vice president and treasurer of Nortek Inc., has died, the company announced Thursday. Cooney,65, had joined Nortek as vice president and treasurer in 2001 and was appointed senior vice president in 2011. more
| 3/20/13
Providence gets 30% bonus curbing $109,000 retirees
Providence was so close to running out of cash a year ago that it couldn’t pay for tires on police cars. This month, Wall Street lined up to lend to Rhode Island’s capital, shrinking … more
Jessup named interim director of Providence Preservation Society
Providence Preservation Society announced today that Karen Jessup has been named interim director of the citywide preservation organization. more
Judge rules Providence pension settlement fair
Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has issued a ruling that Providence’s pension settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” according to a statement released today by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. more
| 3/11/13
Since Jan., Workforce Board awards $65K ‘express grants’
The Governor’s Workforce Board has since January awarded approximately $65,000 in “express grants” to 15 Rhode Island companies to improve worker skills, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday. more
Chafee nominates 5 for EDC board
Shannon Brawley, Nancy Carriuolo, Roland Fiore, Jason Kelly and George Nee are the latest to be nominated by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors, Chafee announced Thursday afternoon. more
| 3/7/13 | 1 comment
R.I. jobless rate falls to 9.8% in January
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate dropped to 0.1 percentage points to 9.8 percent in January, its lowest level since January 2009, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training reported Thursday. more
Union membership falls in R.I., Mass. in 2012
Rhode Island and Massachusetts both had fewer union members in 2012 than in 2011, according to a report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday. more
| 3/6/13
BankRI profits jump 35% as parent adds services office, 50 jobs in R.I.
Bank Rhode Island – the local subsidiary of Brookline Bancorp Inc. – saw net income jump 35.5 percent during 2012, according to its year-end report filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. more
| 3/5/13
Revised jobless rate falls below 10%
(Updated, 3:50 p.m.) Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in December 2012, dipping below 10 percent for the first time in almost four years, according to annually revised data released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. more
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