Susan A. Baird
RITBA gets $500K to help with E-ZPass launch
JAMESTOWN – The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority today received $500,000 in federal funding to help bring the E-ZPass electronic toll-collection system to...
URI biomedical engineer wins 2008 Delsys Prize
BOSTON and KINGSTON – University of Rhode Island faculty member He “Helen” Huang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical...
R.I. fires back at UMass gaming study
DARTMOUTH and PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue today condemned as “completely inaccurate” a report by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Center for Policy...
New-home sales bounce back from 17-year low
WASHINGTON – New-house sales nationwide rebounded last month from August’s 17-year low, in their third month-over-month gain of 2008, according to the joint report...
R.I. is No. 2 in new ‘better-government’ ranking
CHICAGO – The Better Government Association ranks Rhode Island No. 2 nationwide for laws relating to transparency, accountability and limits in government, in a...
Belo freezes salaries, renegotiates credit line
DALLAS – A.H. Belo Corp. (NYSE: AHC), the parent of The Providence Journal Co., has amended its existing line of credit, to give the...
Warwick’s Rocky Pt. deal final at last
WARWICK – City officials, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin visited Rocky Point this morning to celebrate the preservation of...
Rockland Trust parent’s 3Q profit rises 6%
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), the parent of Rockland Trust Co., posted a third-quarter profit of $8.81 million for the three...
Kent Hospital nurses vote to unionize
WARWICK – Registered nurses at Kent Hospital have voted to unionize, joining the United Nurses & Allied Professionals (UNAP), union officials announced today.
The...
Jobless rolls steady though new claims rise
WASHINGTON – The number of workers filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose more sharply than expected last week, after falling the week before,...
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