URI signs pact with College of Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas – A compact establishing both an exchange-student program between the University of Rhode Island and the College of the Bahamas and a...
Markets rally after Bernanke says inflation pressures on wane
WASHINGTON – Falling energy and commodities prices are likely to slow inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee, in...
CVS delays its own shareholder<br> vote on Caremark deal
WOONSOCKET – In light of yesterday's court decision delaying the Caremark Rx shareholder vote on the planned merger with CVS Corp., CVS says it...
Hasbro signs 12-brand apparel licensing deal
PAWTUCKET – HPG, the licensing arm of Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today announced it has signed an agreement for an apparel collection to appear...
Judge delays CVS vote by Caremark shareholders
WILMINGTON, Del. – A lawsuit by a group of Caremark Rx Inc. investors today succeeded in delaying a shareholder vote on CVS Corp.’s $25.7...
U.S. posts 5th straight record trade deficit in ’06
WASHINGTON – The nation’s annual trade deficit last year was a record $763.6 billion, 6.5 percent higher than 2005’s $716.7 billion gap, the U.S....
CVS triples post-merger Caremark dividend offer
CVS Corp. (NYSE: CVS) and Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) today said they have tripled their previously announced post-merger dividend for Caremark shareholders, to...
AAA: R.I. gas prices steady at $2.179/gallon
Rhode Island gasoline prices last week held steady after straight week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England.
AAA’s Feb. 12 survey of...
Historic tax credit faces new review <br> <i>All agree it’s beneficial, but...
Call it a victim of its own success.
Rhode Island's historic preservation tax credit, which has supported
$545.6 million worth of completed real estate projects and...
Lincoln Park’s event center to open in spring
Lincoln Park has come a long way since it opened 60 years ago as Lincoln Downs, a horse race track. But right now, it's...
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