$50K grant goes to affordable housing project
The Pawtucket Citizens Development Corporation has received the 2007 Citizens Bank Housing Heroes Award, which comes with a $50,000 grant from the Citizens Bank...
Gov. Patrick addresses rising foreclosure crisis
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick has announced regulatory action and proposed legislation to assist Massachusetts families facing foreclosure.
“It is vital that we have...
Sailing is this publisher’s world
In 1974, Murray Davis, an Australian writer and sailing enthusiast, washed up on Newport’s shore with an idea for a magazine aimed at serious...
CVS executive earns award for health efforts
The R.I. Department of Health recently presented CVS/Caremark Corp. executive Diana Lemoine with its Community Partnership Award. This award is presented to individuals and...
R.I. breaks jobs records, but slowdown predicted
Figures from the R.I. Department of Labor and Training show the number of jobs in Rhode Island grew by 4,500 from March 2006 to...
I-95 to close for 13 nights, starting April 29
PROVIDENCE – A series of overnight closures of portions of Interstate 95 in Providence between Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue) and Exit 20 (Interstate 195)...
St. Joseph Health Services’ CEO is leaving <br> to take helm at...
Effective June 18, H. John Keimig is leaving his position as president and CEO of St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island to become...
Convention Center parking rates rising 5% to 20%
PROVIDENCE – The price of parking in the R.I. Convention Center’s 2,500 parking spaces will rise June 1 by anywhere from 5 to 20...
NSTAR 1Q profit rises 8.6% as temps fall
BOSTON – NSTAR (NYSE: NST), a utility company serving Dartmouth and New Bedford, today posted an 8.6-percent increase in first-quarter profit to $47.8 million...
Axon Labs hires biotech veteran as CEO
PROVIDENCE - Bioscience startup Axon Sleep Research Laboratories has announced the appointment of David P. Dickinson as its CEO and as a member of...
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