CVS/Caremark backs director candidates
WOONSOCKET – CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) “strenuously disagrees” with a pension-fund group that urges shareholders to withhold support for two directors who have been...
Amgen’s 1Q profit rises 11% to $1.1B
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) today said its first-quarter profit increased 11 percent to $1.11 billion from $1.01 billion in the...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 2¢ to $2.819
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the 10th consecutive week, to their highest level since Labor Day, according to AAA...
Warren Equities promotes Kaplan to CEO
PROVIDENCE – Warren Equities Inc. today announced the promotion of former president Herbert Kaplan to chairman of the board; he will continue to serve...
Creative Circle completes 2nd-round financing
PROVIDENCE – Media software developer Creative Circle Advertising Solutions Inc. today announced the closing of its second round of financing.
The two rounds totaled...
Mass. home sales continue to slide
BOSTON – Single-family home sales in Massachusetts fell 0.64 percent in January through March compared with the same period in 2006, The Warren Group...
Washington Trust 1Q profit dips 1.6% to $6.0M
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc. (Nasdaq GM: WASH), parent of The Washington Trust Co., today posted a first-quarter profit of $6.0 million diluted...
Hasbro nets $32.9M profit as 1Q sales surge 34%
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. today posted a first-quarter profit of $32.9 million or 19 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $4.9...
Blue Cross HQ plans criticized
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island says it plans to build a new headquarters in downtown Providence, on Parcel 2 of Capital...
Subprime mess hits homeowners in R.I.
Philip Campbell, director of marketing and information at Rhode Island Housing, says he stresses one thing with home loans: education.
“They better understand the...
