Fitch affirms high bond rating for Providence
NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings Ltd. has affirmed its “A” rating for the City of Providence’s $105 million in outstanding general-obligation bonds, the international...
GTECH promoting Sweitzer to chairman
PROVIDENCE – Donald R. Sweitzer, now senior vice president for global business development and public affairs at GTECH Corp., will be promoted to chairman...
Counterfeit scheme uses BankNewport name
NEWPORT – BankNewport last week reported to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that it has located at least one counterfeit money order bearing the...
SEC pays out $103M from BofA fine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has distributed more than $103 million to investors it says lost money because of improper trades...
Prov Equity may buy Lloyd’s List
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners Ltd. has confirmed that it has paired with The Carlyle Group to structure a bid to buy Informa Plc,...
Financial woes shutter Education Partnership
PROVIDENCE – The Education Partnership, a public-policy coalition established to help improve the quality of education in Rhode Island, has filed for receivership.
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Lenders loom as next hurdle for BCE buyout
MONTREAL – The $51 billion leveraged buyout of Canadian telephone giant BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE), by a group of investors led by Ontario Teachers’...
Piles of rock, or historical burial sites?
A fierce battle is being waged in the courts over a hitherto obscure corner of North Smithfield, a place where American Indians warred with...
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