CVS reaches out to children with disabilities
The CVS Caremark All Kids Can program – a five-year, $25 million commitment of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust and CVS Caremark Corp....
U.S. consumer sentiment falls to 17-month low
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – U.S. consumer sentiment fell this month to the lowest level since May 2006, the Reuters / University of Michigan Surveys...
Four nonprofits to share $8.1M in HUD housing aid
PROVIDENCE – Nonprofit organizations in Providence, Little Compton, Cranston and Warwick will share more than $8.1 million in federal block grants announced today by...
PreserveRI honors 8 projects with ’07 Merit Awards
PROVIDENCE – Historic preservation projects and programs across the state were honored this week with Preserve Rhode Island Merit Awards.
The awards, in four categories,...
Acushnet Co. posts record 3Q sales of $318.6M
FAIRHAVEN – The Acushnet Co., citing double-digit increases in sales of golf balls and golf footwear, posted third-quarter revenue of $318.6 million, 6.98...
SBA: Small firms are R.I.’s “job-creating dynamo”
WASHINGTON – “Small businesses are Rhode Island’s job-creating dynamo,” Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Business Advocacy,...
Projo parent sees 3Q earnings fall 2.4%
DALLAS – Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), parent of The Providence Journal Co., today reported a third-quarter profit of $18.76 million, a 2.4-percent decline...
65% of Americans expect a recession, poll finds
NEW YORK – Forty-six percent of Americans say the economy is doing well, the lowest rate since February 2003, a Bloomberg-Los Angeles Times survey...
Reed lauded for homeless, affordable-housing efforts
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed was honored by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty with its 2007 Steward McKinney Award,...
Cianci to join Ch. 6 as chief political analyst
PROVIDENCE – WLNE-TV Channel 6, the local ABC affiliate, tonight announced that Vincent A. “Buddy” Cianci will serve as a contributing editor and the...
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