Carcieri presents 2008 R.I.’s Hope Awards
CRANSTON – An asphalt-truck driver and a Cranston monument company were honored by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri tonight with the 2008 Rhode Island’s Hope...
Clear Channel, Providence Equity at odds<br> over delays in TV-group sale
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners says all bets are off for its planned acquisition of Clear Channel Communications Inc.’s 56-station Television Group, according to...
Memory care community going up in Lincoln
LINCOLN – H.L. George Development Co., developer of The Village at Waterman Lake in Smithfield, Bay Spring Village in Barrington and Canterbury Woods in...
PRN ranked among top suppliers of medical equipment
FALL RIVER – Medical equipment sales and service company Physicians Resource Network Inc. (PRN) is the only New England firm named to the 2008...
CRMC: Point Judith is state’s 2nd ‘clean marina’
NARRAGANSETT – The Point Judith Marina has been honored by the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council with the state’s second “clean marina” designation.
“The...
Women & Infants tops off five-story addition
PROVIDENCE – Eight months after breaking ground for a five-story, 140,000-square-foot addition that includes a new neonatal intensive-care unit, Women & Infants Hospital on...
Senate paper: State still has unmet goals for environment
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Senate last week issued a mixed report on environmental protection in the state.
An issue paper prepared by the...
Hasbro profit up in 4Q, CEO slated to step down
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc., the world’s second- largest toymaker, posted fourth-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates and said CEO Alfred Verrecchia will step down,...
Woonsocket dam will fall under federal control
WOONSOCKET – A new federal law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take over the annual operation and maintenance of the...
Magazine: Pawtucket offers artists advantages
PAWTUCKET – Art Calendar, a leading business-oriented magazine aimed at visual artists, recently ranked Pawtucket among the 10 best municipalities for working artists.
The city,...