Mass. revenue behind year-to-date benchmark
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Revenue said this month that May revenue was up $292 million from the same month last year, but...
Mass. OKs purchase of nine locomotives
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Transportation board of directors this month approved acquiring up to nine new commuter rail locomotives from the Utah...
Overdraft protection up to customer
If you carry a debit card and have not received a notice from your bank about overdraft-protection services, chances are good you will very...
Bill takes swipe at interchange fees
Local retailers might soon get help reining in the mounting costs of accepting credit and debit cards – otherwise known as “swipe fees” –...
State eager for more effluent reuse
When the sprinklers at Jamestown Golf Course pop up every night, they draw water from an unusual source. About a half-mile away a wastewater...
Lawmakers heard pleas of business in ’10
Despite uncertainty over the fate of several key initiatives in the waning hours of the legislative session, local business advocates last week said the...
Tracking job growth challenges EDC
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the performance of the EDC’s Small Business Loan Fund and a related micro-loan...
Gov. OKs $7.8B budget despite concerns
(Updated, 3:05 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri on Friday said he would not sign or veto the $7.8 billion state budget for 2010-11...
Lawmakers OK 7 of 9 bills for businesses
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has approved seven of the nine bills that made up a high-profile legislative package aimed at making it easier...
CVS refill plan angers local pharmacists
WASHINGTON – Independent pharmacies say they are getting squeezed by a CVS Caremark Corp. drug refill program that restricts where participants can buy prescriptions.
The...
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