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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...