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The deadline to close on the deal to buy Landmark Medical Center has slipped once again, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $60,900 in fines against S&R/Pihl, a joint venture LLC, for fall hazards and inadequate safety procedures at the Pawtucket River Bridge construction site.
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By PBN Staff
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Twin River has spent $578,741 since the beginning of March on campaigns encouraging voters to support the expansion of gambling in the Ocean State in the upcoming election, reported Rhode Island Public Radio.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has announced the 2012 maximum weekly benefit rate for unemployment insurance and temporary disability insurance claimants who will start their benefit year on or after July 1.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – affirmed the ‘A2’ rating on 38 Studios’s bonds since the bonds’ “stable” outlook is based on the state’s moral obligation pledge, which high-ranking Rhode Island officials say they intend to honor.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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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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Private Reserve Properties LLC, a Providence company, faces an Environmental Protection Agency penalty of up to $421,900 for what the agency says are repeated violations of federal lead-based paint disclosure laws and regulations.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has hired Providence law firm Wistow & Barylick to pursue legal action against “third parties” connected with the 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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S-corporations have come under scrutiny by both federal and state tax officials who worry about attempts to dodge paying additional Medicare taxes. State tax officials, however, have seen no evidence they are being used as tax shelters.
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By Michael Souza |
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The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority decided last week to pardon drivers who use the newly open road lanes on the Claiborne Pell Bridge without an E-Z Pass.
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By Dana Reilly |
