Providence Equity buys majority in 2 satellite TV firms
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners Inc. has agreed to a majority stake in Dutch and Flemish DTH broadcast satellite operators CanaalDigitaal and TV Vlaanderen,...
Clear Channel’s annual revenue rises 7% in ’06
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU), a global media and entertainment company whose properties include properties include local radio stations WHJY-FM,...
Lowe’s 4Q profit falls 11.5%; beats expectations
MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Lowe’s Cos. Inc. (NYSE: LOW), the world’s second-biggest home-improvement retailer, today posted profits of $613 million for the 13 weeks ended...
NHPRI gets grant to improve Latino health care
PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island today announced that it is receiving a two-year $261,000 grant for a project, in collaboration with...
Toll Bros. 1Q profit falls 66.9%, orders fall 34%
HORSHAM, Pa. – Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL), a leading builder of luxury homes, today posted net income of $54.3 million for the quarter ended...
Clear Channel declares 18.5-cent dividend
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU) last night announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of...
Providence Equity confirms new $12B fund
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners Inc. yesterday confirmed it has closed its sixth fund, with $12 billion in capital commitments.
The new fund –...
DBR issues draft report on Beacon Mutual
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. yesterday confirmed it has received a draft of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation's report on the company. The...
R.I. Film Fest producer Joseph Marshall dies
NEWPORT – Navy Lt. Cmdr. (ret.) Joseph Marshall, 90, a founder and producer of the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which in August marked...
CPI rises 0.2% in January, fueling inflation fears
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) last month rose 0.2 percent to 202.4 (1982 = 100), 2.1 percent above...
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