U.S. inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America's consumers, wiping out pay raises and...
Providence software company Blackburn Labs acquires Trilix
PROVIDENCE – Blackburn Labs, a company offering custom software and data literacy solutions, has acquired Trilix, a software development firm based in Cranston.
Additionally, Blackburn...
IGT names Sadusky, former top LIN Media executive, as its new...
PROVIDENCE – International Game Technology PLC has new leadership, including a new CEO.
The London-based gaming company with 1,000 employees based in Rhode Island appointed...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 517, with 4 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 517, with four deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
CVS posts $7.9B profit in 2021, up 10.2% from year earlier
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. earned a $7.9 billion profit in 2021, a 10.2% increase year over year, the company reported Wednesday.
Earnings per diluted...
Mass. to lift public school mask mandate on Feb. 28
MALDEN, Mass. (AP) — Students and staff at public schools in Massachusetts will no longer be required to wear face coverings while indoors starting...
NEA R.I. Executive Director Walsh to retire in August
CRANSTON – The executive director of Rhode Island’s largest labor union will call it a career just before next school year starts.
Robert A. Walsh,...
No citations issued under McKee masking, proof-of-vax mandate
PROVIDENCE – While an executive order signed by Gov. Daniel J. McKee in December empowered a task force to issue $500 fines against violators...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 418, with 2 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 418 on Monday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
U.S. taste for imports drives 2021 trade gap to record $859B
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $859.1 billion last year as Americans splurged on foreign-made electronics, toys and clothing...
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