Susan A. Baird
A2B gets $70M military contract
PORTSMOUTH – Bar-code specialist A2B Tracking Solutions Inc. will receive up to $70 million over the next five years to help the Air Force...
A.T. Cross 3Q sales rise despite ‘difficult’ market
LINCOLN – Business and personal accessories manufacturer A.T. Cross Co. (Nasdaq: ATX) posted a third-quarter profit of $1.76 million, a decrease of 25.55 percent...
SAMP stakeholders to meet Oct. 29
NARRAGANSETT – Fishermen, boaters, developers, environmentalists and others interested in the R.I. Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) project are invited to attend the...
Mortgage bankers see housing recovery in ’09
WASHINGTON – U.S. home sales are unlikely to recover before the second half of 2009, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in its latest economic...
Public-private effort preserves 486 acres
RICHMOND – A public-private effort has helped preserve the 486-acre farm, owned by the Canton, Mass.-based Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc., that lines the east...
R.I. Sept. jobless rate is nation’s highest
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island edged out Michigan last month for the highest unemployment rate among the 50 states and District of Columbia, according to...
CVS looks to complete Longs deal this month
WOONSOCKET and WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS), having successfully completed its tender offer for Longs Drug Stores Corp. (NYSE: LDG)...
Contract delays hurt KVH 3Q results
MIDDLETOWN – Mobile technology company KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) today posted a third-quarter loss of $812,000, compared with a year-ago loss of $20,000,...
AAA: Gas prices drop 25¢ in R.I., 31¢ in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen 66 cents in just the last month, and a 25-cent plunge over the last week...
Hasbro 3Q sales rise 6.45% to $1.3B
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today posted a third-quarter profit of $138.23 million, a 14.45-percent decrease from the year-ago period’s $161.58 million, on...










