Toray hopes to gain edge with clear polyester film
With its parent company operating in 18 countries, including lower-wage Asian nations, Toray Plastics America Inc. faces more pressure to perform and to make...
E.B. fitness center is a long-term investment
If the $130,000 that Electric Boat has invested in a wellness/fitness center at Quonset Point helps to prevent just eight employees from having a...
United HealthCare of N.E. seeks to pay<br> extra $36.8M to Minn. parent...
Just five months after paying a $17 million dividend to its parent company, United HealthCare of New England wants to send an...
Child care subsidy limits could hurt single parents
Cynthia Tolentino has two boys, ages 6 and 8, who have attended the YMCA in Cranston for five years. They go there after school...
Survey: Area’s employers see ‘dull’ market ahead
MILWAUKEE – Manpower Inc.’s latest Employment Outlook Survey, released last week, shows U.S. employers plan to “tone down” hiring activity during the second quarter...
Smaller shelters to replace Welcome Arnold
CRANSTON – The state last week shut down the 100-bed Welcome Arnold Shelter to prepare it for demolition so a new R.I. State Police...
Mass. AG issues posters on new wage, hours law
BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office this month released a new poster for employers to alert workers to changes in wage and hour...
California-based owner agrees to sell WLNE-TV
IRVINE, Calif. – Freedom Communications Inc. has agreed to sell WLNE-TV ABC6, the ABC affiliate serving Providence and New Bedford as Channel 6 and...
Kilmartin again tries to ban cell phones in cars
PROVIDENCE – House Majority Whip Peter F. Kilmartin, D-Pawtucket, has again filed legislation to ban the use of non-hands-free cellular phones by drivers on...
Hospitals boost offerings in alternative medicine
PROVIDENCE - The Miriam Hospital has integrated a complementary medicine program into its cancer treatment center, aiming to reduce side effects and thereby enhance...
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