Rockland Trust parent net income shoots up 75% in 2010 as...
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp., parent of Rockland Trust Co., finished the fourth quarter with a profit of $11.84 million, up 30.1 percent...
Verizon asks court to reject open-Internet rules passed by FCC
WASHINGTON - Verizon Communications Inc. asked a court to overturn open-Internet rules adopted last month by the Federal Communications Commission, saying the agency lacks...
!["THE BEST TO PREPARE for [our] issues is to maintain a very competent Physical Plant staff as well as a group of proven outside contractors that can provide almost immediate support whenever one of these challenges occurs," said David Snow, associate director of physical plant at CCRI. /](https://pbn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/1295555743_cd3c.jpg "Five Questions With: David Snow")
Five Questions With: David Snow
How many contractors does it take to change a light bulb at the Community College of Rhode Island? A lot if the light bulb...
Christie’s changes name
LONDON – Luxury real estate firm Christie’s Great Estates has a new name. As of last week, the company switched to Christie’s International Real...
Homelessness increases in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – More Rhode Islanders were homeless in 2009 than 2008, according to a new report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
The report...
Survey offers view of Mass. homebuyers
WALTHAM, Mass. – A picture of homebuyers in the Bay State emerged last week after the Massachusetts Association of Realtors released its annual report...
Belknap School added to National Register
JOHNSTON – The National Park Service has added a century-old, one-room schoolhouse to the National Register of Historic Places. The R.I. Historical Preservation &...
A ‘high impact but short in duration’ storm affects morning commute
(Updated, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m.)
PROVIDENCE – A “high impact but short in duration” storm is affecting the morning commute in Rhode Island, central...
Norton approves tax break for Horizon Beverage move into former GM...
NORTON – Horizon Beverage Company, a liquor distributor, will be the next occupant of Norton’s 400,000-square-foot former General Motors plant, The Sun Chronicle reported...
Study: Rhode Island taxes are driving wealthy residents away
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s taxes – and in particular, its estate tax – are driving wealthy residents away and have cost the state more...
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