Fee-free checking has strings at local banks
At one time, free checking accounts were all the rage in the banking industry. And it was no different in the Rhode Island market,...
Chafee picks former Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty for Dept. of...
PROVIDENCE – Former Lt. Gov. Charles J. Fogarty has agreed to serve as director of the Department of Labor and Training, Gov.-elect Lincoln D....
Textron to supply 510 bombs to the Indian Air Force; contract...
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. government has cleared the sale of 510 CBU-105 bombs to the Indian Air Force by awarding Textron Systems Corp. the...
Court battle over Fall River casino land continues with choice words
FALL RIVER – The war of words continued this week over a suit seeking to stop the sale of Fall River land to a...
Withers leaves BIF to become Taveras’ head of communications
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Withers will leave her position as the executive director of the Business Innovation Factory to work for Providence Mayor-elect Angel Taveras...
R.I. ranks No. 10 among the healthiest states; binge drinking a...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders are among the healthiest people in the nation, ranking No. 10 out of the 50 states for the third consecutive...
Obama agrees to sustain Bush-era tax-cuts, lower payroll tax
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said he would agree to sustain Bush-era tax cuts for high-income taxpayers in exchange for extending federal unemployment insurance...
Five Questions With: John Finnerty
Back to the future? That’s the overarching question that will be addressed during a forum on Thursday, Dec. 9, that will examine expiring federal...
SBA flood low-interest loan application deadline approaching
PROVIDENCE – Small-business owners and private nonprofits have until Dec. 29 to apply for low-interest loans the U.S. Small Business Administration made available after...
U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal by utilities on plant emissions...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear an appeal by four power companies including American Electric Power Co., agreeing to decide...
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