Tag: Wall Street Journal
Report: Hasbro laying off 3% of its global workforce due to...
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. is laying off 3% of its global workforce due to tariffs, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
The job cuts span departments...
Providence Equity Partners acquires logistics company behind record-breaking Taylor Swift tour
PROVIDENCE – Providence Equity Partners LLC has acquired a controlling stake in a live-events logistics company that has worked with the likes of Beyoncé...
Brown University corporation rejects Israel divestment proposal
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will not divest from 10 companies that do business from Israel after reviewing a proposal from students requesting that the...
6 local colleges named to Wall Street Journal’s best colleges list
PROVIDENCE – Six local colleges and universities were noted by the Wall Street Journal as being among the 500 best colleges in the country...
Brown University trustee resigns over concerns about upcoming Israel divestment vote
PROVIDENCE – Joseph Edelman, founder and CEO of New York-based hedge fund company Perceptive Advisors LLC, has resigned from the Brown University board of...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2023
From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
CVS launches new pharmacy reimbursement model
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. on Monday announced a new pharmacy reimbursement model it says will bring more transparency to its drug-pricing system and...
5 local colleges named to Wall Street Journal’s best colleges list
PROVIDENCE – Five local colleges and universities, four of them based in Rhode Island, were among the 400 best higher education institutions across the...
Christmas Tree Shops filing for bankruptcy
PROVIDENCE – A long-time Massachusetts and Rhode Island retailer is reportedly set to file bankruptcy.
Christmas Tree Shops Inc., a Massachusetts-based business that been around...
Report: CVS to purchase Oak Street Health for $10.5B
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. is close to an agreement to purchase primary care company Oak Street Health for around $10.5 billion including debt,...
