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April 2008 Archives
5:17 PM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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A Providence technology startup has landed a contract to produce online books for MIT Press, the companies announced jointly today. For Tizra, formed in March......
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11:00 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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Amtrak's Northeast corridor posted January ridership and revenue numbers well ahead of both last year and the national passenger rail company's budget. Amtrak cited improved......
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9:17 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
George Mathewson, former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, owner of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group this morning rejected calls for CEO Fred Goodwin to......
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9:13 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Verizon said this morning it is making a capital investment of approximately $86 million in new network technology to expand its FiOS cable television service......
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7:41 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Rhode Island Airport Police at T. F. Green Airport said this morning it will install a new emergency notification system to aid in their......
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4:51 PM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
PROVIDENCE — Today, companies are at the Save The Bay Center, 100 Save The Bay Drive, on the Providence/Cranston line, from 4 to 7 p.m.,......
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10:51 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation today announced changes to the agency’s expedited permitting process, known as Certificate of Critical Economic Concern. The changes are......
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8:11 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority plans to sell $64 million of bonds in what would be the first U.S. municipal offering backed by student......
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7:53 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Workers at Bradford Dyeing Assoc., Inc. on Westerly have been certified for federal trade adjustment benefits because the business has been adversely affected by foreign......
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7:50 AM Tue, Apr 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Rockland Trust Co., of Rockland, Mass., a subsidiary of Independent Bank Corp., has agreed to sell 17 pieces of real estate for $32.2 million to......
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3:52 PM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Barmann Email
The hottest topic in the tourism business is what impact record-high gasoline prices will have on the business. Will people decide to cut back their......
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3:21 PM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Barmann Email
The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island set a new record again today. Regular, self-serve gasoline averaged $3.599 a gallon, up 11 cents from......
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1:32 PM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Barmann Email
The trade group that represents the major oil companies in the United States has again rejected a request by Senators Jack Reed, D-RI, and Olympia......
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1:05 PM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
NEWPORT -- The International Yacht Restoration School will use $500,000 in federal money to help renovate the 1831 Aquidneck Mill building to expand school offerings......
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8:40 AM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Preservation Society of Newport County and the U.S.-China Institute at Bryant University are teaming up to benefit Chinese-speaking tourists visiting the Newport Mansions and......
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7:45 AM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Newport Bancorp, Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $74,000, or two cents per share, compared to $259,000, or six cents per share for last year’s......
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2:39 PM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush said tax rebates will start going out Monday, earlier than previously announced, and should help Americans cope with rising gasoline and......
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9:15 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Duclos Corp., of Somerset, Mass., has won a $628,300 grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration for railway assembly and an extension of......
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9:08 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Public officials and workers this morning will celebrate the "topping off’ of the new Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Providence. A steel beam will......
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4:24 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski Retired banker Terrence "Terry" Murray, left, is stepping down as a director at the A.T. Cross Company after 25......
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1:27 PM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Bancorp Rhode Island (BARI:NASDAQ) the parent company of Bank Rhode Island, today reported first quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 50 cents per diluted......
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7:48 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill to allow the state to issue up to $33 million in bonds to help Cessna Aircraft expand its......
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7:12 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Cheryl Snead, president and chief executive officer, and Roland Snead, executive vice president of Banneker Industries, of North Smithfield, have won the National Subcontractor of......
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12:37 PM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
A labor union came close to winning a shareholder proposal at today’s annual shareholders meeting of Textron. Proposals from shareholders that are not supported by......
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10:10 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Tom McKillop, chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, owner of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group, this morning said plans to raise $24 billion in a......
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8:04 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
A New York City man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to a bank fraud that prosecutors say......
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8:01 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
The Washington Trust Company said it will open a new branch at 156 Westminster Street in Providence’s Financial District on Aug. 1. The bank’s current......
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7:42 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
Raytheon Co. Chairman and Chief Executive William H. Swanson received 2007 compensation of nearly $15 million, up almost 25 percent from the previous year, according......
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3:38 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Tim Barmann Email
PROVIDENCE – The amenities list in a hotel guidebook may soon look like this: indoor pool, premium movie channels, and low carbon footprint. The major......
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12:53 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
KVH Industries, Inc., (KVHI:Nasdaq) yesterday reported first quarter revenue of $23.1 million, up 13% from last year’s first quarter. Net income was $1.6 million ,......
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12:50 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By John Kostrzewa Email
More than 100 communities in the region, including four in Rhode Island, have committed to curb energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and save money......
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