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The Providence Journal, R.I., business briefs column.(Column)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--CHALLENGE TO LIQUOR-FRANCHISE LAW REJECTED: The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal challenging a Rhode Island law that bans liquor sales by franchise stores. Wine and Spirits Retailers sued over the law in 2004, arguing that it was unconstitutional and violated its ...
Blue Cross lays off 39 Rhode Island workers.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 2--Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has laid off 39 employees and cut several programs in order to trim expenses, the company said yesterday. The layoffs were "across the board," in virtually all departments, except for ...
Special-education class-size question goes to Rhode Island Board of Regents.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Borg Oct. 2--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence Teachers Union will have to make its case against an increase in the size of special-education classes before the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education. Superior Court Judge ...
Two unions back liquefied natural gas plan by Weaver's Cove.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Oct. 2--While the opposition to the planned liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River is far and wide, not everyone thinks it's a bad idea. Two union groups have stood up to express their support for the proposal by Weaver's Cove LNG to ...
Kent Hospital doctors vote 'no confidence' in chief executive.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Barbara Polichetti Oct. 2--WARWICK, R.I. -- With Kent Hospital facing an unprecedented operating deficit of more than $9 million, a core group of physicians say that they do not believe that President Mark E. Crevier is the right person to put the hospital back on track ....
Developer inks deal to buy former Rocky Point Amusement Park land.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Cynthia Needham Oct. 2--WARWICK, R.I. -- A Providence-based developer has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement to buy 83 acres of the former Rocky Point Amusement Park property, signaling what could be the end of the roller-coaster ride that has marked redevelopment ...
The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Neil Downing Oct. 1--SOME TIPS FOR MAKING SURE AN IRA IS PASSED ON TO YOUR CHILDREN: QUESTION: I just retired. On my retirement accounts, they told me to put "estate" because I have four children. I am wondering if this is correct, or am I going to run into a ...
The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Neil Downing Sep. 30--TO QUALIFY FOR TDI, YOU MUST WORK IN R.I.: Suppose you live in Rhode Island, but work in another state. Can you obtain coverage under Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) program? That's the question a woman from Pawtucket asked ...
Business-plan competition to award $150,000.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Sep. 28--Entrepreneurs will compete for $150,000 in prizes in this year's Rhode Island Business Plan Competition, one of the richest in the state. The organizers will host a kickoff meeting Oct. 3 to introduce and explain the 2008 competition -- and help prospective applicants ...
Owner of business in N. Smithfield wins R.I. award.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Sep. 28--Cheryl W. Snead, president and chief executive officer of Banneker Industries, in North Smithfield, has been named 2007 Rhode Island Minority Small Business Person of the Year. She is among seven minority small-business owners, advocates and SBA leaders who will receive ...
KeyBank buys Rhode Island-based tuition-management company.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grimaldi Sep. 27--WARWICK, R.I. -- A Rhode Island company that helps people manage college tuition payments is being sold to an Ohio bank that wants to extend its reach into the education sector. KeyBank N.A., a division of KeyCorp., last month said it ...
Rhode Island will receive $1.9 million for heating assistance.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 27--With winter heating costs expected to set new record highs, the Bush administration said yesterday it would release $131 million in emergency heating assistance grants through its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP. ...
Target store due to open at mall in Warwick, R. I.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grimaldi Sep. 27--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Target store will take up part of the space left behind at Warwick Mall last year by the anchor-store shuffle that resulted in the closing of the Filene's outlet, according to a mall managing partner. The Target ...
'Brotherhood' vies for ratings.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Andy Smith Sep. 27--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Pay cable channel Showtime is betting that a serial killer named "Dexter" will be an unlikely savior for "Brotherhood," its drama set in Providence. When the ratings-deprived "Brotherhood" returns to the air Sunday ...
Start-up company plans to build DNA 'factory'.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Sep. 26--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Slater Technology Fund has invested $250,000 in a start-up company that plans to build a DNA sequencing "factory" that could quickly and cheaply provide the blueprint of a particular person's genetic makeup. ...
Rhode Island students lag on national tests.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer D. Jordan Sep. 26--Rhode Island students are making progress in math, but not in reading, according to the results of national tests given to fourth and eighth graders last spring. State education officials say they are particularly concerned that students lost ...
Lawsuit over dissolved Eastland Financial's employee pension fund to proceed.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grimaldi Sep. 26--PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A federal bankruptcy court yesterday certified a class-action lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the receiver who oversaw the dissolution of Woonsocket's Eastland Financial Corp. Eastland's ...
Dentists offer tooth-printing service as a tracking tool.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Philip Marcelo Sep. 26--CUMBERLAND, R.I. -- If you're afraid that your child or another family member may wander off or be abducted, and you are storing fingerprints or photographs in the event that happens, consider adding another safety measure: a tooth print. ...
The Providence Journal, R.I., business briefs column.(Column)
Sep 26, 2007 ... Sep. 26--NEWPORT BANCORP CLEARS FUNDING FOR TRUST: Newport Bancorp Inc. (NFSB:Nasdaq) yesterday said the company has authorized the funding of a trust that will purchase up to 195,133 shares, or about 4 percent, of the company's outstanding common stock. The shares so acquired will be used ...
Rise in passengers at Green Airport in Rhode Island.
Sep 25, 2007 ... Sep. 25--Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport increased last month compared with August of last year, the first month-to-month increase in more than a year and a half. But nobody is saying it's the start of a trend. Patti Goldstein, vice president of public affairs ...