Susan A. Baird
Business plan contest scales back prizes
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, citing “changes in the general business environment,” has pared its estimate of prizes available to 2009...
Capital Properties’ profit rises 13.57%
EAST PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. (OTCQX: CPTP) said its annual profit grew 13.57 percent last year to $1.57 million, after growing 5...
Boater’s World going out of business
BELTSVILLE, Md. – All 129 Boater’s World Marine Centers are to close by the end of June as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
R.I. getting $116M in ‘green’ job aid
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s federal stimulus aid will include more than $116 million to create “green” jobs, make the state cleaner and more energy...
IlluminOss system gets CE mark
EAST PROVIDENCE – IlluminOss Medical Inc. today announced it has been granted a CE mark for its minimally invasive Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System, allowing...
N.Y. Lottery taps GTECH for 7-year, $550M online lottery deal
PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corp., a subsidiary of Italy’s Lottomatica SpA, today announced it has been tapped as the preferred bidder in the competition...
RGGI raises $117M at 3rd carbon auction
NEW YORK – The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s third auction of carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions credits raised nearly $117.25 million for energy efficiency, renewable energy...
East Providence gets $340,746 for ‘green’ projects in Waterfront District
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city’s Special Waterfront Development District has received $334,746 in state and federal aid to support environmental protection and sustainable development...
R.I. jobless rate hits 10.5%
CRANSTON – The state jobless rate rose to a seasonally adjusted 10.5 percent in February as the number of local jobs fell for the...
Astro-Med profit shrinks to $2.96M
WEST WARWICK – In the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, Astro-Med Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOT) saw its annual profit fall 31.23 percent to $2.96 million,...
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