Susan A. Baird
R.I., Mass. in multistate plan<br> to reduce mercury pollution in N.E.
Rhode Island and six other states yesterday joined in announcing Clean Water Act standards that include a call for a 90-percent reduction in mercury...
R.I. designated nation’s first ‘Well State’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island yesterday was designated the nation’s first “Well State” by the Wellness Councils of America. The Worksite Wellness Council of Rhode...
RIPEC: State needs ‘fiscal get-well plan’
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditures Council today released its analysis of the governor’s proposed budget for fiscal 2008, and called for the...
ER Card developers attract ‘angel’ investors
WEST WARWICK – Health care investment group Angel Health Strategies LLC of Providence has teamed up with electronic medical records vendor Professional Records Inc.,...
ACLU intercedes in Champlin’s case
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union jumped into the Champlin’s lawsuit against the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council this week, filing an “amicus...
F.R.’s BankFive buying Luzo Community Bank
NEW BEDFORD – Luzo Community Bank (www.luzobank.com) has agreed to be acquired by BankFive Corp. (www.bankfive.com) of Fall River for an undisclosed sum.
The...
Survey: R.I. gamblers love casinos
Though more Rhode Island residents have been visiting Lincoln Park, fewer have been visiting Newport Grand, and those who visit the slot parlors have...
Hasbro posts record $230.1M profit for 2006
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. Friday posted record annual profits of $230.1 million, up 8.5 percent from $212.1 million in 2005.
The company credited strong...
Report: R.I., Conn., Mass. good places to find jobs
Last month saw 3.142 million U.S. job vacancies advertised online, representing 2.1 vacancies per every 100 persons in the labor force, The Conference Board...
Mass. signs N.E. greenhouse pact; eyes turn to R.I.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick, speaking Thursday afternoon at the University of Massachusetts–Boston, has declared that Massachusetts has rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
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