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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Britain’s biggest taxpayer-owned lender, said it expects to pay a fine in the coming months to settle regulators’ probes into allegations the lender tried to manipulate Libor.
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By Gavin Finch and Howard Mustoe |
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Landmark Hospital Holdco LLC, owned by the principals of Bayonne Medical Center, Hoboken University Medical Center and Christ Hospital in New Jersey, submitted a bid on Nov. 1 to buy Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Rhode Island’s General Assembly scored a “B-” on its environmental legislation for the 2011-2012 session, according to the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s biannual Green Report Card.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island was one of seven states and the District of Columbia to be named to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s State Honor Roll.
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By PBN Staff
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee on Thursday met with top government, business, labor and nonprofit leaders about changing Rhode Island’s public-sector economic-development efforts, but offered no timeline or certainty to when any changes might take place.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement with AVX Corp. for $366.25 million plus interest to pay for the cleanup of the Superfund site in New Bedford Harbor, the largest single site cash settlement in the history of the Superfund program.
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By PBN Staff
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R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller issued an order Friday that found Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island had engaged in unfair and discriminatory practices in large group markets.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The R.I. Division of Taxation is reminding retailers and consumers of three major sales tax changes going into effect on Monday, Oct. 1.
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Three days before the Sept. 30 deadline was to expire, Steward Health Care issued a statement late Thursday afternoon officially announcing it had terminated the asset purchase agreement to acquire Landmark Medical Center.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Among a survey of 73 U.S. cities that offer the most favorable tax structures for businesses, Providence ranked 15th overall.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |