House panel OKs $7.8B R.I. budget for ’11
PROVIDENCE – The House Finance Committee on Thursday night approved a $7.8 billion tax-and-spending blueprint for the fiscal year that starts July 1 just...
Five Questions With: William Farrell
This month, by R.I. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Lanphear partly voided a Providence city ordinance that required banks to mediate with homeowners facing...
State finishes $1.9M bathhouse
NARRAGANSETT – State officials Monday cut the ribbon to a $1.9 million bathhouse at Salty Brine State Beach.
The two-story Narragansett bathhouse includes restrooms, showers,...
Lt. Gov. backs medical home project
PROVIDENCE – In the continuing effort to reform health care in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Foundation and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts sponsored...
N.K. may get Quonset development say
PROVIDENCE – The town of North Kingstown would gain a say – but not veto power – over development at Quonset Business Park under...
Autocrat honored for worker training
LINCOLN – State officials on Wednesday honored Autocrat Inc., the maker of coffee syrup and other coffee products, for innovative worker training.
Autocrat received a...
SBA 7(a), 504 programs tapped out again
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. Small Business Administration loan programs have run out of money, the federal agency said Wednesday.
The agency’s 7(a) and 504 programs...
Honeywell to buy Uvex owner Sperian
(Updated, 3:00 p.m.)
SMITHFIELD – Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to buy France’s Sperian Protection S.A., which makes protective goggles under brands including Uvex Safety,...
C. Falls’ debt surged prior to insolvency
(Updated, 9:15 a.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Central Falls’ borrowing rose significantly in the three years before its leaders declared insolvency last week, according to an analysis...
Study: Cities, towns can share functions
PROVIDENCE – Cities and towns in Rhode Island should share public-safety dispatch systems and information technology, and work together on tax collections, according to...
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