CVS to buy Medicare Part D unit of Universal American for...
WASHINGTON - CVS Caremark Corp. agreed to buy the Medicare Part D unit of Universal American Financial Corp. for about $1.25 billion, more than...
Ellison team picks San Francisco to host America’s Cup in 2013
Larry Ellison will defend the America’s Cup in 2013 off San Francisco, the first U.S. city to stage the international sailing competition in almost...
Five Questions With: Roanne Osborne-Gaskin
At the first meeting Dec. 15 of the new R.I. Senate Commission To Study Cost Containment, Efficiency and Transparency in the Delivery of Quality...
YMCA study targets obese youth
PROVIDENCE – Families of overweight children and teens in Rhode Island have the opportunity to participate in a study at the YMCA to evaluate...
Care New England, UnitedHealthcare reach new, two-year agreement
PROVIDENCE – Negotiations went down to the wire, but late morning Friday, Dec. 31, UnitedHealthcare of New England and Care New England announced in...
Commission focused on care begins work
PROVIDENCE – After more than two hours of discussion at the first meeting of the R.I. Senate Commission to Study Cost Containment, Efficiency and...
Time is now to reform unemployment benefits
Rhode Island employers will see another boost in unemployment-insurance assessments this month. The $57 more per worker the average company will pay this year...
Local universities to reach out to private sector for development projects
Look for local colleges and universities to reach out more to the private sector in the coming year for development projects, says David Dooley,...
The New Year brings new opportunities
The state’s business leaders seem to be taking a deep breath and forging into the new year with a sense of retrained optimism and...
Executives should lower expectations for 2011 as recovery continues to lag
Karl Kozak, president of Pawtucket Credit Union, says business owners and executives will need to lower their expectations in 2011 while the local job...