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CVS Caremark Charitable Trust – a private foundation founded by CVS Caremark Corp. – has partnered with the National Association of Community Health Centers to create a grant program focused on managing chronic disease, the company announced Tuesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 8 cents this week. The jump marks the second consecutive week of increases after 13 weeks of stagnant or decreasing prices, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The lowest municipal yields in a generation may help Rhode Island cut the cost of repaying $75 million it borrowed to lure former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s now-bankrupt videogame company from Massachusetts.
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By Michael McDonald |
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Revenue for Hasbro Inc. fell 7 percent to $811.5 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared with $908.5 million for the same 2011 period.
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By PBN Staff
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Who could have imagined 12 years ago what would happen to beer: unfiltered Imperial Pale Ales at nearly every bar and liquor stores with rows of fancy brews without a St. Louis or Milwaukee label in sight. At the turn of the millennium, it would be nearly a decade until the term “craft beer” entered the lexicon.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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A.T. Cross Co. saw profits increase to $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, or 28 cents per diluted share, compared with $3.2 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2011, the personal- and business-accessories maker said Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Gray’s Store in Adamsville village, which opened in 1788, closed its doors Sunday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices are unchanged this week after two consecutive weeks of price increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in July to the lowest level this year as the labor market and broader economy showed few signs of improvement.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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Barrington’s town council took its first step towards banning one-time use plastic bags at a meeting Monday night.
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By Dana Reilly |