Andersen Corp. returns to Fall River with distribution facility, to create...
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FALL RIVER – Window manufacturer Andersen Corp. plans to return to Fall River and open a distribution facility in early 2011, the...
New England hits historic low for workplace fatalities
BOSTON – Seven workers in Rhode Island died from occupational injuries in 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal...
MGM wins court permission to take out $500M exit loan, fees...
LOS ANGELES - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., distributor of the James Bond and Rocky movies, won court permission to take out a $500 million exit...
Banks less fearful of bad loans, lighten up on provisions for...
After a bleak 2009, this year has shaped up to be a pretty good one for many banks in the region, in part because...
UBS says Royal Bank of Scotland’s Irish loans are a ‘modest...
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc’s holdings of Irish loans and sovereign debt are “no more than a modest...
Shape Up RI benefits reaffirmed in study
PROVIDENCE – Shape Up RI, a statewide community-based wellness program, received high marks in a clinical study that will appear in the December issue...
Five Questions: Christopher F. Koller
In Rhode Island, the person often at the center of the storm swirling around health care reform, health insurance rates and improved quality of...
Medicaid-data analysis contract renewed
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island announced plans to rehire Qualidigm, a research and consulting firm in Rocky Hill, Conn., to conduct usage screening and quality-care...
Study: Olive oil improves cancer-patient health
PROVIDENCE – Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say a plant-based, olive oil diet similar to the Mediterranean diet can improve the health of men...
W&I scholar to focus on health of women vets
PROVIDENCE – Women military veterans are one of the fastest-growing populations of new Veterans Administration users. Dr. Vinita Goyal, who was named Nov. 1...