Mass. gets Powerball, R.I. Mega Millions
(Updated, 4:30 p.m.)
CRANSTON – Massachusetts will start offering Powerball tickets Sunday, but Rhode Island will not see a decrease in revenue, a spokeswoman for...
Slater-backed firm to expand – in Mass.
(Corrected, Feb. 11)
MIDDLETOWN – Cardiorobotics Inc., a maker of robotic surgical tools that has received $750,000 from the state since 2007, has signed a...
New site offers local environmental news
PROVIDENCE – A veteran journalist has created a new Web site to report on environmental news in Rhode Island.
EcoRI.org, owned by Eco RI Inc.,...
Carcieri urges relief for small business
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri on Tuesday pledged to create more jobs through tax relief and tax credits for small businesses and balance...
Wash Trust shows profit gain in 4Q
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co., Tuesday posted fourth-quarter net income of $4.75 million, up 12.6 percent from...
Carcieri nominates 12 to new EDC board
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri on Tuesday nominated 12 new members to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors, which lawmakers last...
RISD Museum starts future plan process
(Updated, 4:30 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art will undertake a strategic planning process to chart its direction in...
Union membership in R.I. hit 18% in ’09
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continued to rank among the nation’s most unionized states in 2009 as organized labor added 2,000 more members, according to...
Mass. home sales see first rise since 2004
BOSTON – Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts rose in 2009 for the first time in four years, but the median sales price remained...
Verizon to cut more than 10,000 workers
(Updated, 10:45 a.m.)
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. said Tuesday it plans to cut more than 10,000 workers from its landline division this year...
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