Susan A. Baird
Colibri workers demand 60 days severance
PROVIDENCE – The Colibri Workers for Rights and Justice, an alliance of former employees of the shuttered manufacturer, rallied today outside the offices of...
Mass. ranked worst, R.I. 10th-worst <br> for policies affecting health costs
OAKTON, Va. – Rhode Island is the 10th-worst state for policies affecting the cost of health care for small businesses, and Massachusetts is the...
Caprio unveils R.I. Online Checkbook
PROVIDENCE – R.I. General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio today unveiled what his office described as “the first ever online, real-time Rhode Island state...
Hasbro posts full-year profit of $306.77M
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today posted annual net income of $306.77 million, a 7.88-percent decline from 2007’s record $333 million, on...
NewportFed posts 2008 loss of $848,000
NEWPORT – Newport Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, reported a net loss of $848,000 or 21 cents...
U.S. jobless rate hits 7.6%
WASHINGTON – U.S. payrolls last month shrank for the 13th consecutive month, boosting the nation’s unemployment rate to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent,...
Star Gas posts fiscal 1Q loss of $8.01M
STAMFORD, Conn. – The nation’s largest retail distributor of home heating oil, Star Gas Partners L.P. (NYSE: SGU), posted a net loss of $8.01...
KVH profit rises 22.37% in 2008
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) posted a 22.37 percent increase in annual profit, despite a sharp fourth-quarter decline, citing “a very difficult...
Cessna adds larger node to service network
PROVIDENCE – Cessna Aircraft Co., the Witchita, Kan.-based business aircraft division of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), today celebrates the grand opening of a new...
R.I. would gain 13,000 jobs, <br> Mass. 83,300 under Obama plan
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island could expect to create or retain 13,000 jobs under President Barack Obama’s financial stimulus plan, while Massachusetts could gain...
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