Emily Jones
Five Questions With: Doug Gemme
Doug Gemme is an ocean engineer at Electro Standards Laboratory, based in Cranston.
Through research with URI, ESL has developed a system that powers ocean...
Festival Ballet Providence announces 2013-2014 season
PROVIDENCE – Festival Ballet Providence will stage four mainstage productions at theaters around Providence, and four Black Box productions, at FBP’s Black Box Theater,...
Plainridge out, Raynham in for Mass. slot-parlor license
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Gaming Commission issued findings Monday on two applicants for the state’s lone slot-parlor casino license, the Boston Business Journal reported....
CVS Caremark revenue, profit rise in 2Q on strong generics sales
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. posted strong sales and increased profit in the second quarter of 2013, the company reported Tuesday.
Net revenue rose 1.7...
Report: R.I. remains 7th in nation for foreclosures, delinqencies
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Rhode Island had the seventh-highest rate of foreclosure and loan delinquency in the nation in June even as the rate declined...
Practical connections have new program flying high
The first step in revamping the University of Rhode Island’s MBA program seemed obvious: move it to Providence. The school’s main campus in Kingston,...
Historic-tax-credit applications exceed funds
PROVIDENCE – The state Division of Taxation has received applications for more historic-preservation tax credits than are available, the agency reported Friday. The state...
ACLU files second high-stakes testing suit
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s proposed high stakes testing requirement,...
CVS to pay $20M SEC penalty
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. will pay a $20 million civil penalty to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of financial disclosures dating...
Nortek posts higher sales, lower profit in 2Q
PROVIDENCE – Nortek Inc. saw its profit decrease year over year in the second quarter of 2013 despite increased sales, the company reported Thursday.
The...
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