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Andersen Corp. returns to Fall River with distribution facility, to create...

(Updated, 1 p.m.) FALL RIVER – Window manufacturer Andersen Corp. plans to return to Fall River and open a distribution facility in early 2011, the...
WORKPLACE FATALITIES DECREASED 17 percent in 2009 to 4,340 from 5,214 a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Monday. For a larger version of this image, CLICK HERE. /

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...
THE STUDY'S AUTHORS said programs such as Shape Up RI deliver a more cost-effective solution than many lifestyle-intensive programs that were expensive, time-consuming and largely inaccessible to most of the overweight and obese population. /

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...
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