Susan A. Baird
Longs favors CVS over higher Walgreens bid
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., and WOONSOCKET – Longs Drug Stores Corp. (NYSE: LDG), which late Friday received a $75-per-share offer from another bidder, has urged...
Foreclosures fall in Mass., rise in R.I., nationwide
IRVINE, Calif. – Compared with August 2007, the number of foreclosure actions rose nearly 50 percent last month in Rhode Island but fell sharply...
R.I. posts $54M in tax credits in FY2008
PROVIDENCE – A total of roughly $54 million in state tax credits and incentives were claimed in the fiscal year ended June 30, the...
Textron to sell its Fluid & Power group for $645M
PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) today announced it has reached a “definitive agreement” to sell its Textron Fluid & Power group to U.K.-based...
Slater Fund invests $3.1M in 11 startups
PROVIDENCE – The Slater Technogy Fund completed or approved a total of $3.1 million in investments in 11 Rhode Island-based technology ventures in the...
DEM preserves 69 acres near Big River
WEST GREENWICH – Sixty-nine acres of forestland adjoining the Big River Wildlife Management Area have gained permanent protection with the purchase of a conservation...
RIPTA adds hearings in Westerly, Elmwood
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority today added sites in Westerly and the Elmwood section of Providence to the list of sites...
Report: Raising driving age would save lives
ARLINGTON, Va. – States could save lives by delaying the age at which teenagers are allowed to drive, according to a report released today...
Markets rally on Fannie-Freddie rescue
NEW YORK – Stock markets rallied today on hopes that the U.S. government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will stabilize...
U.S., R.I. home-loan delinquencies rise
CHICAGO – The U.S. mortgage delinquency rate rose for the sixth consecutive calendar quarter in the April to June period, according to the latest...
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