Susan A. Baird
SolarWrights-Solar Works combo becomes Alteris
WILTON, Conn. – The company formed by the merger of SolarWrights Inc. and Solar Works Inc. today announced it has chosen a new name,...
R.I. unveils details of state’s $19.6M <br> Neighborhood Stabilization Program
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today joined state housing officials in unveiling plans for a Neighborhood Stabilization...
Tofias PC sold to 2 Midwestern firms
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and PROVIDENCE – Tofias PC, the second-largest regional accounting firm in New England, will be purchased by two Midwestern firms that...
Stocks retreat from post-rate-cut highs
NEW YORK – The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and other benchmarks retreated from last night’s five-week high, as investor euphoria over the...
Budget gap widens for R.I. families
PROVIDENCE – To meet basic needs in Rhode Island without any government subsidies, a single parent would have to earn at least ...
Fed rate cut fuels late-day stock rally
WASHINGTON – U.S. stocks rallied this afternoon after Federal Reserve policymakers cut two key interest rates, in the 10th such reduction of the past...
Cohen resigns as Mass. transportation chief
BOSTON – Secretary of Transportation and Public Works Bernard Cohen, under fire for the state’s burgeoning transportation debt and his role in the Big...
State safe but RBS and Santander at risk<br> in Bernard Madoff...
NEW YORK – Rhode Island government investments are unaffected by the $50 billion hedge-fund scandal. But Banco Santander SA, the Spanish company buying Sovereign...
Consumer prices plummet a record 1.7%
WASHINGTON – The decline in consumer prices accelerated last month, eclipsing October’s record plunge, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...
Champlin Foundations give $17.62M
WARWICK – The Champlin Foundations this year approved and distributed more than $17.62 million in grants to 187 tax-exempt organizations, mostly in Rhode Island,...
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