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May 1, 2008 Archives


Brown, URI support science alliance

11:51 AM Thu, May 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Brown University and the University of Rhode Island said yesterday they will contribute $25,000 to the next phase of the expansion of the Rhode Island Research Alliance launched in 2006 by The Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council. The......

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R.I. law firm, one of nation's oldest, to close

11:38 AM Thu, May 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Paul Parker    Email

Law firm Tillinghast Licht, with roots dating to 1818, announced today that it will wind down business in the next few months, with six key lawyers joining Adler Pollock & Sheehan on May 19. "The decision to close the firm......

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CVS reports hike in first-quarter profits

7:40 AM Thu, May 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp., the largest U.S. drugstore chain by number of stores, said first-quarter profit increased after it acquired pharmacy-benefits manager Caremark RX Inc. last year. Net income climbed to $748.5 million, or 51 cents a share, from $408.9......

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New RI condo magazine to launch

7:11 AM Thu, May 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Condo Enterprises LLC, of Cranston, co-owned by Douglas Guilbert, of North Smithfield, and Richard Paris, of Smithfield, plan to launch today a new magazine called Condo Owner Monthly for Rhode Island condo owners. The magazine is designed to report the......

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