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CVS/Caremark deal may close this week

WOONSOCKET – CVS Corp. (NYSE: CVS) and Nashville-based Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) announced late yesterday that they expect their merger to close by...

UnitedHealth under fire<br> from Carcieri, AMA

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri Tuesday expressed “serious concerns” about United HealthCare of New England’s planned payment of a $36.8 million extraordinary dividend...

Banks tightening credit, with or without Fed

WASHINGTON – Though the Federal Reserve left off raising interest rates in August, standing pat at its meetings since then, banks have continued to...
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Ivy Film Festival partners with OSTN

PROVIDENCE – The Ivy Film Festival today announced it has renewed its partnership with the Open Student Television Network. The Ivy Film Festival is now...

Mass. housing sales slow in February

BOSTON – The Massachusetts housing market slowed last month after rising in January for the first time in two years, The Warren Group reported...

Im-aj reaps more honors <br>for Crossroads, R.I. Housing PSAs

RICHMOND – The public service advertising campaigns developed by Im-aj Communications & Design Inc. for Rhode Island Housing and Crossroads Rhode Island have been...
IN THE SOUTH and West, construction surged last month, boosting national figures. Above, builders frame the roof of a house in Bentonville, Ark. /

U.S. housing starts rise, though permits fall

WASHINGTON – Building permits for private housing last month were issued at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.532 million housing units per year, slowing...

R.I. seeks owners of $150M</br> in unclaimed assets

PROVIDENCE – The Office of the General Treasurer today released its annual unclaimed property list. The state is holding about $150 million in unclaimed...
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AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 1¢ to $2.579

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island stand at $2.579 per gallon, according to AAA’s March 19 survey, an increase of 1 cent over...
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Preserve R.I. seeks ‘mini-grant’ applicants

PROVIDENCE – Preserve Rhode Island today announced it is accepting applications for “mini-grants” to aid local historic preservation projects. The deadline is May 29...
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