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CVS Caremark CEO Ryan received $26.1M last year

CVS Caremark Corp. CEO Thomas Ryan received $26.1 million in compensation in 2007 as the largest U.S. drugstore chain by number of stores increased...

Mass. council approves new seaport projects

BOSTON – The Governor’s Seaport Advisory Council has voted to authorize $8.2 million from the Seaport Bond Bill to be spent over the next...
A WATERFALL and fish ladder have replaced part of the old water-power system at the Palisades Mill Complex, now up for sale after more than 50 years of family ownership. /

Palisades Mill Complex on the sales block for $11.8M

After more than 50 years under family ownership the Palisades Mill Complex, a 13-building campus that’s prominent in South Kingstown’s Peace Dale neighborhood, is...

Realtors donate $10K to CHH home program

The Newport County Board of Realtors donated $10,000 to Church Community Housing Corporation. The funds were earmarked for the nonprofit community development organization’s homebuyer-training...
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Editorial Cartoon: Condo views

A man is surrounded by tall skyscrapes, and is shouting; “When they said my new condo would have a view, I didn’t know it...

I-195 cooperation is only the start

We welcome the news that Providence and the state are working together on the development of the downtown land being freed up by the...

Creating high-wage jobs in R.I.

To the editor, I believe that every Rhode Island company and every Rhode Island worker can successfully transition to a 21st-century innovation economy that creates...
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Cuts to housing programs will damage the economy

“The interaction of housing, housing finance and economic activity has for years been of central importance for understanding the behavior of the economy.” Can you...

Tipping point?

The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has issued its economic growth plan for 2008, called “Creating Higher Wage Job Opportunities for All Rhode Islanders,” in...

3 convicted in smoke-shop scuffle

PROVIDENCE – The chief sachem and two other members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe were convicted of misdemeanors in the smoke-shop raid case today,...
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