Economy

Trinity Rep to honor Liza, Wein, Crenca

Education 03/30/2010

(Corrected, 1 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Liza Minnelli, jazz impresario George Wein and AS220 co-founder Umberto “Bert” Crenca will be honored at the 14th annual Pell...

THE ACUSHNET CO. won what may be the final round in a patent-infringement suit that was first brought by its rival, Callaway Golf, back in 2006. /

Acushnet wins golf ball suit after 4 years

Business Services 03/30/2010

FAIRHAVEN – The Acushnet Co. won a court victory Monday in its long-running patent dispute with Callaway Golf Co. over Acushnet’s Titleist Pro V1...

Wash Trust, RI Housing offer seminar

Economic Activity 03/30/2010

WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. and Rhode Island Housing will host a free seminar, “First-Time Homebuying Made Easy,” at 6 p.m., April 7,...

R.I. to get $43M to deal with foreclosures

Economic Activity 03/29/2010

PROVIDENCE – The federal government is sending Rhode Island $43 million to help homeowners facing foreclosure. Rhode Island Housing, the state’s housing finance agency, will...

SENATOR WHITEHOUSE at a hearing Monday on the stimulus, which is paying for $137 million worth of R.I. Department of Transportation projects. /

Stimulus repairing bridges, roads in R.I.

Capital Goods 03/29/2010

PROVIDENCE – The $787 billion federal stimulus signed 13 months ago by President Barack Obama has pumped millions of dollars into the Rhode Island...

PRESIDENT OBAMA and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, at a high school last year. Delaware and Tennessee won the first round of Race to the Top. /

No Race to the Top funds for R.I., Mass.

Education 03/29/2010

(Updated, 12:30 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island, Massachusetts and 12 other finalists lost out to Delaware and Tennessee in the Obama administration’s high-profile Race to...

Brown, URI, UMass scientists get grants

Education 03/29/2010

PROVIDENCE – Four local university scientists are among 166 nationwide who will share $38.7 million in U.S. Defense Department grants to buy research equipment,...

CVS CAREMARK has come under increasingly strong pressure over the past year as critics charge the pharmacy giant with anticompetitive practices. /

U.S., Kansas lawmakers take aim at CVS

Economic Activity 03/29/2010

WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. is taking incoming fire from new sources: lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and Topeka, Kan. The House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce,...