Susan A. Baird
High court rules for R.I. in tribal land case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island in its sovereignty dispute with the State of...
General Growth posts $26.26M profit
CHICAGO – “We are primarily focused on our near and intermediate term loan maturities,” General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), the shopping-center giant whose...
Two W&I teams split $400K <br>in Research Alliance grants
PROVIDENCE – Two research teams at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island will receive 2009 Collaborative Research Awards totaling $400,000 from the R.I....
Assembly praised in Open Meetings report
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate and House of Representatives both got high marks for their Open Meetings compliance last year, in the latest annual...
N.H. firm to buy Altus’ benefits division
PROVIDENCE – Altus Systems Inc. has agreed to sell its employee-benefits administration division to Manchester, N.H.-based Benefits Strategies LLC.
“Altus Benefit Administrators and...
Consumer prices in first rise since July
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices rose in January for the first time in half a year, as gasoline and apparel prices resumed their climb,...
IlluminOss bone repair in human trial
EAST PROVIDENCE – IlluminOss Medical Inc.’s Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System, which relies on light-sensitive glue to achieve a speedy and less-intrusive fracture repair,...
CVS’ Rickard to retire as CFO
WOONSOCKET – David B. Rickard, who as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) since...
Southwest to add service to Boston
DALLAS – Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) plans to begin flying out of Logan International Airport (BOS) this fall, the company said today, adding...
CVS posts record sales, profit for 2008
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) today posted record revenue and earnings for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. “I’m...











