UnitedHealth profit rises 11.9% to $4.65B
MINNEAPOLIS – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), the nation’s largest health insurer, today announced record earnings and revenue for the quarter and year ended Dec. 31....
Prosecutors seek new trial of Urciuoli and Driscoll
PROVIDENCE – Robert Clark Corrente, U.S. attorney for the District of Rhode Island, today announced that his office intends to retry the case against...
Slater Fund invests another $250K in Genome Corp.
PROVIDENCE – Genome Corp., a biotechnology startup company, today announced it has received a second round of investment from the state’s taxpayer-supported venture-capital fund....
Paulson praises Fed cut as equities drop
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry S. Paulson Jr. said today the Federal Reserve’s emergency 0.75-percent cut in the interest rate may boost investor...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 4¢ in second week of declines
PROVIDENCE – “Low wintertime demand for gasoline has helped push the price of fuel in Rhode Island down for the second straight week,” according...
RIAC names industry veteran as T.F. Green director
WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corporation last week named aviation veteran Kevin A. Dillon to serve as the director of T.F. Green Airport. He...
Blue Cross seeks 12.7% individual-rate hike
PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has asked state Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller to approve rate increases for...
Bay State panel looks at weight-loss surgeries
BOSTON – A state-run center focused on patient safety and medical-error prevention has issued updated recommendations on weight-loss surgery, noting that the number of...
Unetixs unveils new vascular products
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Unetixs Vascular, a developer of instruments for diagnosing vascular disease, has unveiled two new products: the Revo System, a portable system...
GTECH opens 10th computer lab in city; more planned
GTECH Corp. recently opened a new After School Advantage computer lab – the 10th of 30 planned for Providence – at the Jewish...
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