Dell to close Providence Place, other kiosks
ROUND ROCK, Texas – Computer maker Dell Inc. will close its 140 Dell Direct Store kiosks nationwide, including the one on the third floor...
CHF to shutter F.R. curtain plant, lay off 90 workers
FALL RIVER – CHF Industries Inc. will end manufacturing operations at its local plant in early March, eliminating about 90 jobs, but will continue...
Merger paying off for CVS, 4Q report shows
WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) today announced record earnings and revenue, boosted by the March 22 merger of CVS Corp. and Caremark...
Providence among ‘most miserable cities’
NEW YORK – Providence is No. 10 in Forbes magazine’s first ranking of “America’s Most Miserable Cities.” A new Misery Measure, developed by the...
Slade’s Ferry annual profit shrinks 21.8% to $2.8M
SOMERSET – Slade’s Ferry Bancorp (Nasdaq: SFBC), the parent of Slades Bank, today posted a 21.8-percent decline in profit, to $2.8 million in the...
Belo gearing up to spin off newspaper businesses
NEW YORK – Executives from Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), the Dallas-based media giant, visited the Big Apple today for an investors’ conference during which...
Fed pares 2 key rates, each by 0.5%
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve policymakers today lowered two key interest rates, each by 0.50 percent, the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement...
URI gets $580,860 in Champlin grants for 6 programs
KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded $560,860 in grants from the Champlin Foundations to fund state-of-the-art projects in film studies,...
Mortgage applications rise despite higher rates
WASHINGTON – Mortgage applications nationwide rose last week as more homeowners tried to refinance, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.
In the seven days...
OSHA seeks $192,000 in fines at Attleboro plant
ATTLEBORO – The Mantrose-Haeuser Co. Inc. faces proposed fines of $192,000 for 29 violations of health and safety standards at its Attleboro plant, according...
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