Shawmut Design and Construction has formed a new sports-venue division specializing in the management of construction projects at stadiums, arenas and athletic complexes.
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Summit eyes protection of R.I. gambling revenue
'The loss of [gambling revenue] … would have a great impact on small-business taxation.'
Newport Bancorp Inc., parent of Newport Federal Savings Bank, reported net income of $1.5 million for 2011, a decline of 19.4 percent on the 2010 total, as total interest and non-interest revenue fell 4.2 percent to $23.7 million.
The state should adopt into law provisions for establishment of a health care exchange and, in another matter, must not ignore the threat of casinos in nearby Massachusetts, according to two committees that prepared recommendations for the General Assembly Friday morning at the U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island Economic Summit.
Rhode Island small businesses represented 95.9 percent of all employers in the state in 2009, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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