Susan A. Baird
Arts sector feels pinch as economy falters
PROVIDENCE – Local arts organizations “are continuing to suffer from the effects of a declining state and national economy,” and that in turn is...
WashTrust restates 2008, 4Q earnings
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH), parent of The Washington Trust Co., is paring its unofficial fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2008....
R.I. teams with Interior, two nonprofits to preserve 120 acres in...
CHARLESTOWN – One hundred and twenty acres of wildlife habitat, divided among two parcels in separate South County towns, have been conserved through a...
Citizens parent RBS could face <br> crippling bill for bad-asset protection
EDINBURGH – Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE, NYSE: RBS), parent of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group Inc., is scrambling to find cash to...
R.I. outlook in December still ‘abysmal’
KINGSTON – “Rhode Island’s economic performance in December was much the same as it had been throughout all of 2008: abysmal,” University of Rhode...
Journal parent’s loss shrinks in 2008
DALLAS – Newspaper publisher A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC), parent of The Providence Journal Co., today reported a net loss that narrowed to $62.30...
Poll: R.I. voters expect stimulus plan <br> will work, but worry about...
PROVIDENCE – Most Rhode Island voters believe the $787 billion economic stimulus plan that President Barack Obama is slated to sign into law today...
R.I. Administration Dept. rolls out site <br>to help public track state...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Administration today launched a new Web site aimed at allowing the public to see how public funds are...
Rockland Trust-Ben Franklin merger<br> approved by both banks’ shareholders
ROCKLAND and FRANKLIN, Mass. – Shareholders in Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), the parent of Rockland Trust Co., have approved the company’s plan to...
R.I. bankruptcy filings rise 43.4% in 2008
BOSTON – Bankruptcy filings in the Ocean State have more than doubled since 2006, according to the latest figures from The Warren Group.
Last year,...
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