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THE NEWPORT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is pushing gift certificates to attract shoppers to the area. Above, shoppers visit Bowen’s Wharf Company last winter. /

Newport Chamber promotes post-holiday shopping

Getting shoppers to brave the cold in Newport in January and February can be a challenge. The Newport County Chamber of Commerce is trying...
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TV on the Web is next media front

Imagine a place where you can still secure a killer domain name for your business, product or service, book it for peanuts, and get...

‘CarePages’ help moms with babies in the NICU

PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital has created a new Web-based “CarePages” service to help families whose babies are hospitalized to stay connected with...

CVS agrees to pay back wages after investigation

WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to pay back wages and civil penalties totaling nearly $265,000 after an investigation by the U.S. Department...

Last defendant in PIN-pad scheme sentenced

PROVIDENCE – The final defendant in a PIN-pad tampering scheme that allowed individuals to access customers’ account data was sentenced this month, U.S. Attorney...
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O’Shea named partner at tech PR firm SVM

Jennifer O’Shea has been named partner at SVM, an advertising, public relations and marketing communications firm. She will lead the agency’s growing staff...

BCBSRI agrees to $20M settlement <br> in federal influence-peddling probe

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has entered into a $20 million agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...

R.I. Supreme Court upholds <br>state’s lead-paint law

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Lead Hazard Mitigation Act, according to Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. “Today...

CVS to pay nearly $265,000 to settle wage-hour charges

WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has agreed to pay back wages and civil penalties totaling nearly $265,000 after an investigation by the...
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN honors went to Estes / Twombly Architects Inc. for the Barker House and Danevic / Bernard House on Block Island; the contractor was Highland Builders Inc. Owners are the Barkers and the Danevic Bernards. /

AIA Rhode Island presents 2007 Design Awards

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has bestowed its highest honor on Roger Williams University President Roy J....
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