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Training Magazine, a professional and workforce development publication, has ranked Gilbane Building Co.’s new sales model one of the most “innovative and successful” among firms in its “Top 125 Organizations” list.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Rhode Island could face $34.1 million in Defense Department civilian payroll cuts if automatic spending cuts kick in on March 1, the Associated Press reported.
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By PBN Staff
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More than 250,000 vehicles were damaged across parts of the United States as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the National Insurance Crime Bureau announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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A.T. Cross Co. saw profit fall 1.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 but rise 10.1 percent for the year as a whole, the personal- and business-accessories maker said late Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Builders broke ground in January on the most U.S. single-family homes in more than four years and permits for future construction rose, an indication the industry’s momentum carried over into 2013.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices continued to rise this week, jumping 5 cents to $3.80 per gallon in the fourth consecutive week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Thousands of local jobs are at risk if sequestration is not averted and if Congress fails to complete a defense spending bill, according to the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance.
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By PBN Staff
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The proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways could mean good news for Rhode Island’s T.F. Green Airport, according to Patti Goldstein, vice president of public affairs for the R.I. Airport Corporation.
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By PBN Staff
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Nortek Inc., a residential and commercial ventilation maker, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lehi, Utah-based 2Gig Technologies Inc., Nortek announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd annual dinner attracted 370 to see a number of their membership feted and hear a speech by an officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that played up the role of manufacturing in the U.S.
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By Mark S. Murphy |