Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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THE MERGER announced in November by CVS Corp. president and Thomas M. Ryan, left, and Mac Crawford, his counterpart at Caremark Rx, now will go before shareholders in March. /

Caremark shareholders to vote March 16

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) has rescheduled its shareholder vote on the proposed merger with CVS Corp. (NYSE: CVS) for Friday,...
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Commercial building on course for strong year

With the first two months of 2007 nearly behind us, we have a good sense of what the coming year will bring. For the...
TONY SADLER, left, vice president of operations services at Brooks, presents a check to Jennifer Laurelli, the museum's director of development. With them, from left, are Jaedon Sadler of West Greenwich and R.J., Michael and Morgan Hancock of Cumberland. /

Brooks donates $300,000 to Children’s Museum

Brooks Pharmacy has given a $30,000 grant to the Providence Children's Museum to sponsor Brooks Pharmacy Free Sundays through December of this year, enabling...
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Insulation maker reports $9M loss after Ch. 11

Owens Corning Inc., the insulation maker that emerged from bankruptcy in October, has posted a $9 million loss from continuing operations for the fourth...
BUILDERS SAY the regulatory process in Rhode Island is so unpredictable and difficult that it's time-consuming and expensive that it's hard to build new single-family houses. /

R.I. land-use policies cutting into housing starts

Peak demand and record-low interest rates should have led to a new-home construction boom in Rhode Island. But the numbers since the turn of...
THEIR NEW DIGS in Pawtucket put architects Andrew Thurlow and Maia Small Thurlow in closer proximity to New York City and Boston. /

Architects step into digital age

Andrew Thurlow and Maia Small Thurlow consider themselves part of the first wave of architects capitalizing on digital technology in their profession. The couple met...
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Challenges galore in $100M Temple project

The history of the Masonic Temple is an odd one, because, as far as histories go, this building doesn't really have one. Or, at...
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There’s no silver bullet in sales prospecting

Prospecting for new business should be easy. With more than 1,250,000 Google entries on the subject, there should certainly be more than enough advice...
TATTOO'S TACKLE, a small fishing-lure maker in Portsmouth, is using video on its Web site to show customers how its lures are made and how they work. /

Web video streams a hot marketing tool

As Web video sharing sites such as YouTube.com continue to grow in popularity, businesses are taking notice of streaming video as a relatively inexpensive...

Stop & Shop EFT units tampered with in R.I.

QUINCY, Mass. – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. has discovered tampering with two personal identification number (PIN) pads at checkout lanes in stores...
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