Susan A. Baird
22k in R.I. have not claimed stimulus payments
WASHINGTON – Roughly 25 percent of Social Security and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries nationwide had not yet claimed their federal Economic Stimulus Payments (ESPs) as...
Star Gas posts fiscal 3Q gain of $11.85M
STAMFORD, Conn. – The nation’s largest retail distributor of home heating oil, Star Gas Partners L.P. (NYSE: SGU), posted a profit of $11.85 million...
Bay Commission gets better rating from S&P
NEW YORK – Standard & Poor’s has raised its underlying rating on Narragansett Bay Commission revenue bonds to “AA-” from its previous “A+” rating,...
9 firms vie to plan future of Iway land
PROVIDENCE – Nine firms are competing for a chance to help plan the future of 19.2 acres of the city’s Jewelry District that are...
Kelly Space signs Goetz Boats for prototype work
WARWICK – Kelly Space & Technology Inc. has signed Goetz Custom Boats of Bristol to handle prototype development as the company develops marine applications...
R.I. has 10th highest tax burden – study
WASHINGTON – In fiscal 2008, Rhode Island had the nation’s 10th highest tax burden as a percentage of personal income, down from ninth highest...
Northeast leads nation in farmland prices
ITHACA, N.Y. – “While commercial and residential development has slowed in many regions, farm real estate values continue to increase,” according to analysts with...
ISM: Non-factory business shrinks in July
TEMPE, Ariz. – The U.S. non-manufacturing sector shrank in July for the second month in a row, according to a report today from the...
LIN TV post 2Q loss of $215.97M
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL) today posted a second-quarter net loss of $215.97 million, or $4.26 per diluted common share, compared with...
Shaw’s strike averted as workers ratify contract
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Overnight talks this weekend between Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. and union leaders succeeded in averting a strike at the supermarket chain.
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