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BJ’s donates to local nonprofits

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – BJ’s Charitable Foundation donated nearly $25,000 to four local nonprofits as part of a larger $1 million donation in the 15...
RHODE ISLAND is receiving an unexpected windfall of $230 million as part of a $500 million settlement between the federal government and Google over the Internet giant's acceptance of advertisements from online Canadian pharmacies that targeted U.S. consumers. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/CHRIS RATCLIFFE

R.I. earns $230M from Google forfeiture

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island state and local agencies will receive 46 percent of the $500 million Google Inc. forfeited last year for accepting advertisements...

Citizens to award 40 college scholarships

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group will award 40 “TruFit Good Citizen” scholarships to high school seniors and current college students across the country. Forty...

Governor, legislators tour new URI pharmacy building

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee toured the University of Rhode Island’s new pharmacy building today with R.I. Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-New...

Workforce Board offers $1.2M in training grants

PROVIDENCE – The Governor’s Workforce Board is accepting applications for $1.2 million in matching grants to promote worker training in Rhode Island businesses, the...
PROPOSED fair hikes by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority would push the price of commuter rail passes up an average of 29 percent. / COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

MBTA could hike commuter costs 29%, but no R.I. service cuts

BOSTON – Proposed fair hikes by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority would push the price of commuter rail passes up an average of 29...

Tech Collective launches employer-incentive programs

PROVIDENCE – The Tech Collective plans to develop two new pilot programs to provide funds to local information technology and bioscience employers for hiring...
NATIONALLY, state personal income rose an average of 5.1 percent in 2011 after rising only 3.7 percent in 2010, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report.  For a larger version of this map, click HERE. / COURTESY U.S. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

R.I. personal income up 4.6% in 2011

WASHINGTON – State personal income rose an average of 5.1 percent nationally in 2011 after rising only 3.7 percent in 2010, according to a...
The SBA invited states and U.S. territories to apply for part of $30 million in Phase II State Trade and Export Promotion initiative grants. Distribution of Phase I is shown above. For a larger version of this map, click HERE. / COURTESY U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SBA offers $30M to promote exports

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is inviting states and U.S. territories to apply for part of $30 million in Phase II State...

GreenBytes lands power consumption patent

HOPKINTON – GreenBytes Inc., developer of inline deduplication data storage solutions, won recognition from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its method of allocating...
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