Foreclosure notices rise in Bristol County
Foreclosure petitions and auction notices for single-family homes shot up in Bristol County, Mass., in October in year-over-year comparisons, The Warren Group reported last...
IGA in Narragansett closes
The IGA market in the Pier in Narragansett has closed because of financial difficulties, the South County Independent reported.
The market served as an anchor...
BCBSRI wants 10% direct-pay rate hike
PROVIDNECE – Citing rising health care costs, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has asked R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller...
Lifespan hospitals’ ERs get $7M donation
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital, two Lifespan Corp. facilities, have received a donation of nearly $7 million from the Prince Charitable...
Healthcare Automation bought in $7M deal
CRANSTON – Mediware Information Systems Inc., a Kansas-based medical-software firm, announced on Tuesday that it will pay $3.5 million to buy Healthcare Automation Inc....
R.I., neighbors to do ‘green jobs’ study
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and seven other Northeast states will undertake a study of “green jobs” in the region thanks to a $4 million...
Chamber lauds ‘Knowledge Economy’
PROVIDENCE – Encouraging and celebrating the “Knowledge Economy” was the theme Monday night at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s 142nd annual meeting, held...
ProJo may charge for site, block Google
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Journal’s parent company, A. H. Belo Corp., soon may start charging people to read its newspapers online and block Google...
NuOrtho Surgical gets $1M investment
FALL RIVER – NuOrtho Surgical Inc., a maker of low-radio-frequency orthopedic surgical devices, said last week it has received $1 million in Series B...
Xzito expanding with move to Johnston
PAWTUCKET – Xzito Creative Solutions LLC has announced that it is moving to a new office to prepare for an expansion.
The design firm said...