Susan A. Baird
Mass. bankruptcy filings rise 23.6%
BOSTON – The number of personal bankruptcy filings in the Bay State has more than doubled over the past two years, according to a...
Stimulus bill to mean 12K jobs for R.I.
WASHINGTON – “Rhode Island will get a major financial boost from this federal economic recovery plan,” U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said of the $789...
R.I. air travel, cargo fall in January
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) fell sharply last month, the R.I. Airport Corporation said in its monthly report. Cargo traffic...
RWU welcomes Latino Policy Institute
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University President Roy J. Nirschel and Rhode Island Latino Policy Institute co-founders Jorge Elorza and Domingo Morel today joined in...
N.E. Press Association honors PBN
BOSTON – Providence Business News received two awards this year from the New England Press Association, one for general excellence and another for front-page...
Preservation Society losing new director
PROVIDENCE – George W. Born, who took over in June as executive director of the Providence Preservation Society, “has decided to leave PPS pursue...
U.S. home-loan applications plunge
WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage applications last week fell 24.5 percent compared with the week ended Jan. 31 and 23.5 percent compared with a year...
Simulia parent’s profit rises 10.92%
PARIS and PROVIDENCE – Dassault Systèmes, the French parent company of Providence-based virtual-testing developer Simulia, saw its annual profit rise 10.92 percent last year...
Carcieiri prescribes ‘bold, <br> business-friendly tax reforms’
PROVIDENCE – “If we make the right choices, we will be positioned to exit this downturn stronger than ever,” Gov. Donald L. Carcieri said...
NSTAR slashing rates for largest customers
BOSTON – NSTAR Inc. (NYSE: NST), the Bay State’s largest investor-owned natural gas and electric utility, is requesting sharp cuts in the price of...
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