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Gov. tries keeping tax plan alive

The pace hasn’t slowed for Paul Dion even though House Speaker Gordon D. Fox has declared that Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s state budget proposal...

R.I. tax revenue better than expected

PROVIDENCE – The amount of money flowing into the state treasury in the first 10 months of the 2011 fiscal year is ahead of...

DLT looks to revise boiler inspection regs

PROVIDENCE – Spurred in large part by the complaints of business owners, the state Department of Labor and Training is working to revise the...

South Coast commuter rail pilloried by communities along route

BROCKTON – Opposition to the South Coast commuter rail project is brewing in a number of the communities that the trains are likely to...
CVS CAREMARK CORP. was subpoenaed by U.S. regulators seeking corporate records, including information on 2009 disclosures related to Medicare. /

CVS subpoenaed by SEC for information on Medicare business

WASHINGTON - CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. provider of prescription drugs, was subpoenaed by U.S. regulators seeking corporate records, including information on 2009...
"THE PROJECT is trending behind schedule at this time; however, the contractor has committed the resources to make up the lost time before the end of this year," said R.I. Department of Transportation Deputy Chief Engineer Frank Corra. /

Five Questions With: Frank Corrao

After years of planning, construction of a new Sakonnet River Bridge is now in full force. The bridge will replace its aging sibling and...
CHIEF EXECUTIVE said Rhode Island ranked No. 35 nationally in its list of the best states to do business. /

CEOs say R.I. better than most N.E. states for business

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 35 among the best states to do business, according to a survey of 550 CEOs nationwide produced by...
LOCAL HOTEL tax collections declined 1.4 percent in February when compared to the same month last year, while meal and beverage tax collections rose by 5.8 percent. /

Hotel, food tax collections mixed

PROVIDENCE – The local hotel tax collections in February totaled $104,258, down 1.4 percent from the $105,783 collected in the same month 2010. Meanwhile,...
MICHAEL TIKOIAN says he asked the governor not to reappoint him to the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council after 17 years on the board. /

Chafee nominates five to CRMC

(Corrected, May 9) PROVIDENCE – Four new faces could arrive at the agency that regulates Rhode Island’s shorelines if the state Senate confirms Gov. Lincoln...

Jobless claims in U.S. unexpectedly jump on one-time events

WASHINGTON - The number of claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, pushed up by auto-plant shutdowns and other unusual events that...
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