Susan A. Baird
R.I. air travel dips 6.5% in 2008
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) fell 6.5 percent last year, hit by “volatile fuel prices and a floundering economy,” the...
Sasse tapped as director of administration
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today announced he plans to nominate Gary S. Sasse, currently the state revenue director, to succeed Jerome F....
Met students win $3K in startup funding
PROVIDENCE – Six young entrepreneurs attracted a total of $3,160 in startup funding in this year’s Business Plan Competition at the Metropolitan Regional Career...
Radio giant Clear Channel cuts staff by 9%
SAN ANTONIO – Media and entertainment company Clear Channel Communications Inc. has slashed its work force by 9 percent, eliminating 1,850 jobs in the...
RBS accepts stricter government control
EDINBURGH – Citizens Financial parent Royal Bank of Scotland, facing record losses, has moved one step closer to full government control. In exchange for...
URI expert to lead ocean-observing drive
NARRAGANSETT – Local ocean-engineering educator and consultant Malcolm L. Spaulding has been elected president of the new Northeast Regional Association for Coastal Ocean...
Simulia parent’s 4Q earnings fall 10%-17%
PARIS and PROVIDENCE – Dassault Systèmes, the French parent company of Providence-based virtual-testing developer Simulia, saw its earnings shrink at least 10...
BofA gets $138B federal investment, guarantees
WASHINGTON – The federal government has agreed to invest another $20 billion in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and protect the bank against...
R.I. to be honored as a top global destination
PROVIDENCE – The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS) today will present the State of Rhode Island with its highest honor: the International Star...
Patrick sets 2,000-MW wind-power goal
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick has set a new goal of developing 2,000 megawatts (MW) of wind-power capacity by the year 2020; that...
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