Foxwoods to seek 2,000 workers for MGM Grand
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – Foxwoods Resort Casino is poised to begin recruiting 2,000 workers for the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, the addition slated to open...
BankRI full-year profit surges 17.3%
PROVIDENCE – Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. (Nasdaq: BARI), the parent of Bank Rhode Island, today posted a full-year profit of $9.05 million, an increase...
Pro Staff shutters its <br> New England offices
MINNEAPOLIS – “Pro Staff has closed all offices in New England,” declares a notice posted on the door of the staffing agency’s downtown Providence...
Refinancing applications rise as rates continue to fall
WASHINGTON – Mortgage applications nationwide rose last week as more homeowners tried to refinance, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.
In the seven days ended...
Carcieri calls for sharp cuts to tame deficit ‘gorilla’
PROVIDENCE – “Our state is at a tipping point,” Gov. Donald L. Carcieri said in his sixth annual State of the State address, presented...
Nixon Peabody ranked among 100 best U.S. employers
NEW YORK – Nixon Peabody LLP, whose Providence office opened in 1993 at One Citizens Plaza, has been ranked by Fortune magazine among its...
Tizra PDF platform goes public
PROVIDENCE – Tizra Inc., a year-old technology company that helps customers flexibly package, deliver and sell information online, today launched two publishing sites...
Increased loan-loss provisions diminish Wash Trust profit
WESTERLY - Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., parent of The Washington Trust Co, today posted a fourth-quarter profit of $5.79 million, a decline of $416,000...
BV Tourism Council short-listed for global award
PAWTUCKET – The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council today was named a finalist in The World Travel & Tourism Council’s 2008 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards....
Food-service workers ratify 4-year deal with Twin River
LINCOLN – Food and beverage workers at Twin River have ratified a contract that includes raises for both tipped and non-tipped workers; free single-person...
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