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THE R.I. Economic Development Corporation awarded a $200,000 grant to a 10 to 15 megawatt solar-power project at a former East Providence landfill on Monday. /

R.I. EDC approves grant, loan for solar-power project, Bristol repair shop

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation awarded a $200,000 grant to a 10 to 15 megawatt solar-power project at a former East Providence...

U.S. Treasury to grade mortgage servicers on loan modifications

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department plans to publicly grade mortgage servicers on how well they respond to homeowners seeking reductions in payments as...

Rosengren says Fed has ‘plenty of room’ before ending stimulus

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said that high U.S. unemployment and low core inflation mean it’s still too soon...

Sprint asks U.S. to block AT&T’s ‘anticompetitive’ purchase

NEW YORK - Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest U.S. wireless provider, said AT&T Inc.’s planned $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA will damage industry...

Textron enters into revolving credit line for $1 billion

PROVIDENCE - Textron Inc., the maker of Cessna planes and Bell helicopters, got a new $1 billion revolving credit line due March 2015 to...

Bill would regulate cards, overdraft fees

PROVIDENCE – Sen. James C. Sheehan, D-Narragansett, has introduced legislation that would more closely regulate the credit-card industry and limit the amount of bank...
"A GROWTH of jobs in Rhode Island is good," said Sen. Tassoni. "But town officials and I would like to hear from Fidelity and EDC officials that they have considered and are working to address any possible problems that may result from a larger volume of traffic in the area." /

Fidelity move raises traffic questions

PROVIDENCE – Don’t get them wrong: Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr. and Smithfield officials are excited about the idea of more jobs coming to...

OSHEAN picks Cox to install fiber-optic network

PROVIDENCE – OSHEAN, the nonprofit consortium of local organizations building a high-capacity broadband network throughout Rhode Island, has selected Cox Business to install and...

BCBS of R.I. sues Landmark Medical Center, claiming $3.67M

PROVIDENCE – Claiming that it was owed as much as $3.67 million, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island sued Landmark Medical Center...
A SCREENSHOT of sos.ri.gov. Local business owners have until March 31 at midnight to file their annual reports. /

Business owners can file online to beat March 31 deadline

PROVIDENCE – Business owners have until Thursday to beat the deadline for filing their annual reports with the state and can do so online...
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