RBS’ Citizens unit swung to loss in 2009
LONDON – Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said Thursday its U.S. operations, which include Citizens Bank, lost money in 2009, and RBS’ top...
FGX profit slips as French merger nears
SMITHFIELD – FGX International Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday its profit fell 10 percent last year as the company prepares to be taken over by...
GGP spurns Simon, has its own plan
CHICAGO – General Growth Properties Inc., the bankrupt owner of Providence Place mall, announced Wednesday a plan to split the company as it fended...
A.T. Cross turns profit in difficult 2009
LINCOLN – A.T. Cross Co. announced Wednesday that it made $1.9 million in net income, or 13 cents per share, in 2009, compared with...
City to move permitting process online
PROVIDENCE – The time-honored tradition of dropping off development plans for review at various Providence departments could soon be a thing of the past.
Officials...
David Byrne set to take city for a ride
PROVIDENCE – Musician – and avid bicyclist – David Byrne will moderate a panel entitled “Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around” at...
No housing at Shooters, panel urges city
PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Plan Commission on Tuesday recommended that the city not allow residences to be built on the site of the...
URI latest school to mull switch to Gmail
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is the latest local school considering switching its internal e-mail system to Gmail, part of Google...
FDA delays Covidien drug review
Covidien Plc will have to wait an extra week for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review the company’s New Drug Application (NDA)...
Boeing awards Astro-Med $1.4M contract
WEST WARWICK – Astro-Med Inc. has been awarded a $1.4 million contract extension by a division of Boeing Co.
The West Warwick-based specialty electronics...
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