Mohegan Sun teams up with Margaritaville
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – The Mohegan Tribe has a new partnership with the Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville restaurant chain. The deal was announced yesterday, as the...
Rite Aid 1Q profit more than doubles,<br> to $27.6M
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE:RAD) today posted a profit of $27.6 million or 4 cents per diluted share...
Fed again leaves rates at 5.25%
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve System policymakers today agreed to leave the federal funds rate, used for overnight loans between banks, at 5.25 percent.
The...
Assembly tightens stormwater runoff standards
PROVIDENCE – The Smart Development for a Cleaner Bay Act of 2007 was among the measures approved by the R.I. General Assembly in the...
U.S. economy grows at 0.7% rate in 1Q
WASHINGTON – The nation’s real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the first quarter, according to final estimates...
Rite Aid shareholders reelect 4 directors
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Stockholders have returned four members to the Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE:RAD) board of directors, the company said late yesterday....
Jobless rate in Providence falls in May<br> but New Bedford rate...
WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates were lower last month than a year earlier in 212 of 369 major metropolitan areas nationwide, higher in 134 and...
Southwest to pare 2 flights from R.I.
WARWICK – Southwest Airlines Co. today announced fourth-quarter plans that include eliminating two flights per day from T.F. Green Airport (PVD).
In October, Southwest will...
U.S. durable goods orders fall 2.8%
WASHINGTON – Manufacturers’ orders for durable goods orders fell a seasonally adjusted 2.8 percent in May, after rising a revised 1.1 percent the month...
Clear Channel Radio inks ‘people meter’ deal
NEW YORK – Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced a multi-year agreement to provide Clear Channel Radio with “Portable People Meter” radio ratings in...















