Producer prices surge 1.0% in March
WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, rose 1.0 percent last month after seasonal adjustment, the U.S....
Central Transport faces $109,500 in OSHA fines
SEEKONK – Central Transport Inc. faces $109,500 in proposed fines for alleged “repeat and serious violations of safety standards” at its terminal at 1761...
R.I. historical preservation conference, <br>awards set for April 14 in Pawtucket
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission presents The 22nd Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference tomorrow, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.,...
Rite Aid posts annual loss of 1¢ per share,<br> raises savings...
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid, the nation’s No. 3 drugstore chain, today posted a loss of 1 cent per diluted share for the...
Fed leaning toward rate hike, minutes show
Federal Reserve policymakers – no longer confident that inflation will subside on its own – again are considering raising interest rates, the...
Study: Airports add $2.1B to R.I. economy
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s commercial and general aviation airports generate $2.1 billion in economic activity each year, nearly $2 billion of which comes from...
Mass. waives SCHIP premiums<br> for some low-income kids
BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday directed MassHealth to waive insurance premiums for low-income children, affecting thousands of families with children in or...
Rockland Trust parent’s 1Q profit falls 16.2%
ROCKLAND, Mass. – Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), parent of the Rockand Trust Co., today posted a 16.2-percent decline in first-quarter net income to...
R.I., Mass. in multistate plan<br> to reduce mercury pollution in N.E.
Rhode Island and six other states yesterday joined in announcing Clean Water Act standards that include a call for a 90-percent reduction in mercury...
R.I. launches Community Hospital Task Force
PROVIDENCE – The creation of a state Community Hospital Task Force was announced yesterday by Gov. Donald L. Carcier and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts.
The...
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