Ch. 12 in tentative $30M civil settlement in Station fire
PROVIDENCE – The insurers for WPRI-TV Channel 12 and cameraman Brian Butler have reached a tentative $30 million settlement with victims of the...
MetLife completes its acquisition of SafeGuard
NEW YORK – MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET), one of the largest providers of life insurance in the United States, has completed its acquisition of Aliso...
Sale-leaseback can help balance sheet
If your company owns the buildings or land on which it conducts its operations, you could be sitting on a large, untapped and available...
Foreclosures in the U.S. rose by 75% last year
The number of U.S. homeowners entering foreclosure climbed 75 percent in 2007 from a year earlier as mortgages became more difficult to refinance and...
New York bailout plan may not save top bond ratings
Bond insurers led by MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. may lose their top AAA ratings before they benefit from any rescue plan,...
Rising foreclosures are a sign of troubled economy
Skyrocketing foreclosure notices mean the slump in real estate prices and the subprime lending crisis aren’t going away soon, says Vincent Valvo, group publisher...
Synergy in selling boats, real estate for E.G. broker
Boats and waterfront property are a natural fit. So if buyers of one often like the other, why not sell both from the same...
Casinos helping to grow employment
Foxwoods Resort Casino is under a tight deadline, but casino executive Jason Guyot isn’t sweating it.
By May, Foxwoods needs to hire 2,000 employees for...
Spa Vuré owner spreads love to clients and staff
This is the eighth in a series of 12 PBN articles focusing on the backgrounds, challenges and successes of some of the area’s most...
MBTA passengers will sample wireless service
BOSTON – Passengers on the Worcester-Framingham commuter-rail line out of South Station will be the first to sample free wireless Internet service under a...
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