Tag: Warwick
LL Flooring reverses course, new owner will keep hundreds of stores...
NEW YORK (AP) – After securing a last-minute buyer, LL Flooring is reversing course on shutting down all of its stores.
The hardwood flooring retailer formerly known...
Big Lots files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to sell...
Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales.
The Columbus,...
LL Flooring closing all stores, including 1 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – LL Flooring, formally known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing all of its stores and will cease operations just weeks after filing for...
What to expect in R.I.’s state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than five months after weighing in on the presidential matchup, Rhode Island voters will choose which candidates will face off...
Pawn shop owner charged for purchasing $378K in stolen gold rings
PROVIDENCE – A pawn shop owner has been charged after admitting he purchased 108 stolen 18-karat gold rings valued at $378,000, R.I. Attorney General...
Big Lots closing its store in Seekonk
SEEKONK – Big Lots is closing its location at 179 Highland Ave. as the company seeks to shut down 315 stores across the nation.
The...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro remains at 4.3% in June
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in June, same as May but up from 2.8% in the...
Ocean State Job Lot acquires former Christmas Tree Shop space in...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot on Tuesday announced it is taking over a second former Christmas Tree Shops Inc. location, with the...
R.I. feels effects of global technology outage
WARWICK – A global technology outage grounded flights around the world, including at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, knocked banks and hospital systems...
Hospice provider with Warwick location settles false claims lawsuit for $19.4M
PROVIDENCE – Gentiva, a national hospice provider with a facility in Warwick, has agreed to pay $19.4 million to resolve allegations it knowingly submitted...
