SEA CORP wins $26.3M in military contracts
MIDDLETOWN – Systems Engineering Associates Corp. (SEA CORP) has been awarded an $8.3 million contract to help integrate Tomahawk missile systems into the...
Shareholders approve CVS/Caremark board
WOONSOCKET – CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) says preliminary results from the annual stockholders meeting yesterday indicate the company’s full slate of nominees was elected...
CVS/Caremark approves $5B stock buyback
WOONSOCKET – The board of directors of CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) today approved the repurchase of up to $5 billion in outstanding common stock.
The...
U.S. economic outlook is bleaker, analysts say
The U.S. economic outlook is dimming as rising gasoline prices, falling home values and a shrinking job market combine to squeeze consumers, according to...
Fed again leaves rates at 5.25%
WASHINGTON – The Federal Open Market Committee, the policymaking arm of the Federal Reserve System, today decided to keep its target for the federal...
Support for Wolfowitz crumbling
Support is crumbling for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, 63, a former U.S. deputy defense secretary who is under fire for his role in...
PPS lists 11 Most Endangered Properties
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has announced its 2007 Most Endangered Properties List. Among the 11 properties named are five past and present...
Patrick unveils 10-year, $1B plan<br> to boost life sciences in Mass.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday unveiled a 10-year “Massachusetts Life Science Strategy” that aims to make the state the global leader in life...
10 journalists receive environmental fellowships
NARRAGANSETT – The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has selected 10 reporters from around the country to receive its Annual Workshop for...
Textron sees strong DoD demand for armored vehicles
PROVIDENCE – Textron Systems Corp., a division of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), says demand for its Armored Security Vehicle remains strong.
Despite the Marine Corps’...















