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Masco Corp. teams up with <br>Business Innovation Factory

PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory today announced a new partner: Masco Corp., a leading maker of consumer products for the home-improvement and new...
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ADP: U.S. private payrolls shrink by 33,000

ROSELAND, N.J. – U.S. companies shrank their payrolls by 33,000 jobs last month, after adding a downwardly-revised 1,000 jobs in July, according to a...

KLR honored by Practical Accountant

NEW YORK – Providence-based Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. is one of 32 firms nationwide honored this month by Practical Accountant magazine with...
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U.S. factory orders rise for 5th month

WASHINGTON – New factory orders for manufactured goods rose in July for the fifth consecutive month, to a record $465.4 billion, according the latest...

GTECH in $16M deal to launch Belarus lottery

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Global Services Corp. is teaming up with Sport Pari to create the first online lottery system in Belarus, the companies said...
A NET 5% of CFOs nationwide said they plan to expand their financial staff in the fourth quarter, while 7% in New England project gains. But only 1% of Boston-area CFOs plan to add staff, while a net 1% in R.I. plan cuts. /

Providence-area CFOs plan to trim staff in 4Q

PROVIDENCE – Local demand for full-time accounting and finance professionals is expected to dip slightly in the October to December period, defying the trend...

Blackstone joins ProvEquity in Informa bid

PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners Inc. and The Carlyle Group have been joined by rival Blackstone Group LP in their bid to buy U.K.-based...

Surveys say tech spending will stay strong

Despite continued economic worries, two new surveys suggest both consumers and businesses plan to spend more on technology over the next year. The monthly Index...
THE 75 NEW CHANNELS Verizon Communications has just added to its FiOS TV lineup include 55 more HDTV stations, five of which are sports channels. /

Verizon FiOS adds 75 channels

BOSTON – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) has added 75 new channels to its FiOS fiber-optic television service. Fifty-five of the 75 new channels are...

RIPTA sets hearings on planned service cuts

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority’s plans to slash service, to help cope with its looming budget deficit, will go before the public...
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