Susan A. Baird
Two R.I. clinics share stimulus aid
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and the state’s congressional delegates today announced that two nonprofit community health centers in Rhode Island will share more...
AAA: Gas prices steady in R.I., rise in Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island is unchanged this week,” after falling last week for the first time this year,...
Clear Channel parent posts $4B loss
SAN ANTONIO – CC Media Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO) today posted a 2008 loss of loss of $4 billion, a $4.94 billion decline from...
PPL: Mayor ‘opts out’ of pact with library
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library and the City of Providence have failed to establish a new process for funding and administering city library...
BV Heritage Corridor gets $1.05M <br> in federal support in FY 2008
WOONSOCKET – The John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission received nearly $1.05 million in federal support last year, according to...
Restructuring to follow RBS’ record loss
EDINBURGH – Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE, NYSE: RBS), the parent of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group Inc., will put 325 billion pounds...
FGX profit more than triples
SMITHFIELD – Eyewear and accessories designer FGX International Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: FGXI) posted a record annual profit of $17.02 million, an increase of...
RBS Citizens loses $1.1B in 2008
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc.’s RBS Citizens NA, the holding company for most Citizens and Charter One banks, lost more than $1 billion...
Fidelity Investments’ profit falls 18%
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments recorded an operating profit of $2.36 billion in 2008, an 18 percent decline from the $2.89 billion it posted for...
Mass. residents favor New Bedford casino
DARTMOUTH – A majority of Bay State residents favor a waterfront casino in New Bedford, according to a statewide poll by the Center for...
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