Regulators in quandary over lawyers’ blogs
Wakefield attorney Jon Pincince says he keeps a blog on Rhode Island legal issues, court cases, laws, legislation, social issues and political issues mostly...
Consumer unit reaches out to R.I. businesses
It's hard enough running a small business, and it's harder in Rhode Island, with its relatively high taxes and high benefits and utilities costs,...
Who’s afraid of the big-box stores?
S & W Television & Appliance Co.
BUSINESS TYPE: Independent appliance retailer
OWNER: Mark Exter
LOCATION: 2735 Pawtucket Ave.,
East Providence
EMPLOYEES: Seven full-time,
two part-time (including owner)
YEAR FOUNDED: 1946
ANNUAL...
Seekonk storyteller wins spoken-word Grammy
SEEKONK – Bill Harley, a children's book author, storyteller, humorist and performer, has won his first Grammy Award, in the Best Spoken Word Album...
Hasbro Inc. posts record $230.1M profit for 2006
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. has posted record annual profits of $230.1 million in 2006, up 8.5 percent from $212.1 million in 2005.
The company credited...
GateHouse Media completes <br>purchase of JRC papers
FAIRPORT, N.Y. – GateHouse Media has completed its acquisition of seven newspapers in southeastern Massachusetts from the Journal Register Co., at a final price...
R.I. economy continues to expand in December
KINGSTON – The latest analysis by Leonard Lardaro, a professor of economics at the University of Rhode Island, shows the state’s economy continued to...
R.I. awards $500,000+ for jobs partnerships
CRANSTON – The Governor's Workforce Board last week awarded its second round of industry partnership grants, totaling more than $500,000, to engage "high-wage, high-growth"...
Employers find ways to keep retirees on the job
If you are 55 and have worked for five years at Citizens Bank or Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, you're eligible...
Hasbro to grow brands, rely less on movie deals
Hasbro Inc., the world's second-largest toymaker behind Mattel Inc., will expand its core brands such as Playskool and Transformers this year and rely less...
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