Quaker Fabric loses $37.6M in 2006
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. (Nasdaq: QFAB) last night reported a 2006 net loss of $37.6 million, or $2.23 per share. One-time restructuring...
R.I. residents favor <br>gambling rights for Narragansetts
DARTMOUTH – Rhode Island residents say, 2 to 1, that Congress should grant the Narragansett Indian Tribe the right to conduct gaming on its...
KASA-TV acquisition gives LIN its 10th duopoly
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. today announced it has completed its acquisition of KASA-TV, the Fox affiliate in Albuquerque, from Raycom Media.
LIN TV...
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Today at noon, Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay...
IRS: Many R.I. taxpayers overlook phone refund
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is urging Ocean State taxpayers to see whether they qualify for this year’s special one-time telephone excise tax refund....
Brown to raise $10M for urban schools
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will raise a $10 million endowment for Providence schoolchildren, as part of its response to last fall’s report by the...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 9 cents/gallon
Rhode Island gasoline prices have risen 9 cents in the past week, according to AAA Southern New England.
AAA’s Feb. 26 survey of gas prices...
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay the costs...
NABE predicts moderate GDP growth
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy “appears to be transitioning to a sustainable growth path,” says a report released today by The National Association for...
Caremark shareholders to vote March 16
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Caremark Rx Inc. (NYSE: CMX) has rescheduled its shareholder vote on the proposed merger with CVS Corp. (NYSE: CVS) for Friday,...
