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R.I. holding its own in biotech realm

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick made quite a splash at the BIO International biotechnology convention held in Boston last week by announcing a $1.25 billion...

Commercial Transactions

Following are the most recently filed commercial real estate transactions in Rhode Island and Bristol Co., Mass. The listing is copyrighted by Banker &...
BCBSRI chief executive James E. Purcell says he wants the state's health care system to focus on quality and prevention. Yet, he adds, 'We want to collaborate with others, not necessarily tell the system what to do.' /

Blue Cross chief wants to reshape<br> Rhode Island’s health care system

James E. Purcell has led Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island through some tough times, including the controversy over his predecessor, Ronald...
STARTING with coffee shops and low-seating-capacity restaurants, the Lepore brothers -  Gary, left, and Glenn -  built their architecture firm one small job at a time. Now the identical twin architects' portfolio is expanding to include far larger projects, such as brand-identity work for restaurant and hotel chains. /

From chowder stalls to ‘medispas’

Identical twins Gary and Glenn Lepore recall one of their first projects as a startup architecture firm was a small soup stall called Chowderheads...
PADDLEFEST-GOERS bundle up against the breeze from Wickford Harbor. /

Ahoy there!

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Kayak Centre of Rhode Island held its annual Demo Days Paddlefest Weekend May 5 and 6 at Wickford Town Beach...
THE ROLO BUILDING has been vacant for years though its lot has been used by JWU for staff and faculty parking. /

JWU plans student center<br> in Rolo Building

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University has hired Boston-based ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge to design a 30,000-square-foot student services center in a two-story building that...

Davol breaks ground on future home in Warwick

Davol Inc. of Cranston today broke ground for a 120,000-square-foot headquarters building at at 100 Crossings Blvd., Warwick. The 11 a.m. ceremony was attended...
U.S. MANUFACTURERS held the line on prices in April, despite rising materials and energy costs. Above, Craig O'Bryant grinds down the corner of a fuse box, preparing it for installation in a motor coach, at the Marathon Coach Inc. factory in Coburn, Ore. /

Producer prices rise 0.7% in April

WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent in April, fueled by...

Bank of England raises rates; ECB stands pat

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged today, after raising them seven times in the past year and a half, according to Bloomberg...
TARGET CORP. beat expectations with an April sales decline of 6.1 percent as last month's chilly weather, high gas prices and early Easter left retailers reeling. Above, Thad Radel shops yesterday at a Target store in St. Louis Park, Minn. /

ICSC: Retail sales plunge 2.3% in April

NEW YORK – U.S. retailers posted their biggest sales decline on record in April, lagging already-reduced store and analyst estimates, according to an International...
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