Susan A. Baird
Report: U.S. could lose 2M jobs in 2009
NEW YORK – The U.S. employment picture darkened further last month, suggesting that job losses could continue well into 2009, according to The Conference...
Hasbro among top 30 U.S. children’s hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital is ranked No. 29 among the top children’s hospitals nationwide, based on an analysis by Parents magazine.
“This recognition...
CVS: Earnings will rise 11-14¢ in ’09
WOONSOCKET – In a conference call this morning, CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) forecast first-quarter earnings excluding certain items of 53 to 55 cents...
U.S. job losses in 2008 the sharpest since 1945
WASHINGTON – Payrolls nationwide shrank by 524,000 jobs last month bringing total job losses for the year to 2.6 million, the most since 1945,...
Banneker Industries CEO a business ‘Star’
WASHINGTON and NORTH SMITHFIELD – Cheryl W. Snead, the president and CEO of North Smithfield-based Banneker Industries Inc., will receive top honors from the...
NUWC marking 140 years of innovation
NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) will launch its celebration of the center’s 140th anniversary with a reception this evening attended by...
Monster Cable settles with mini-golf company
BRISBANE, Calif., and PROVIDENCE – Monster Entertainment LLC, parent of the Monster Mini-Golf franchise operation, has announced a settlement of its nearly two-year trademark...
New Bedford-region jobless rate rises <br> in Nov.; Providence-area news mixed
WASHINGTON – The Providence-Fall River-Warwick metropolitan area’s unemployment rate fell in November compared with the month before, although the year-over-year increase again was the...
U.S. construction spending dips in November
WASHINGTON – Spending on construction projects nationwide fell 0.6 percent in November compared with the month before, after dipping a smaller-than-previously thought 0.4 percent...
Dignitaries flock to Newport for Pell funeral
NEWPORT – Former President William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton; Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.; at least 11 other U.S. senators and two members of...
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