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Avedisian signs Warwick’s FY13 budget
Mayor Scott Avedisian signed the city’s fiscal year 2013 budget, which was approved by a City Council majority late Monday. more
| 6/5/12
Galvin named EngageRI chair
John Galvin, chief financial officer of Collette Vacations, has been named chairman of EngageRI. Galvin will take over for Edward Cooney, who has served as chairman and president since the nonprofit's inception in 2011. more
| 6/5/12
Report: Eliminating sales tax could foster job growth
Phasing out Rhode Island’s sales tax could create more than 21,000 new jobs, according to a new report by the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
Chafee appoints 3 to EDC board, names ‘special adviser’
A construction materials company president, bank executive and union business manager are Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s latest nominees to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors. more
Moody’s upgrades CVS outlook to ‘positive’
Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating agency – has upgraded the outlook of CVS Caremark Corp. from “stable” to “positive.” more
| 6/4/12
Woonsocket under review for downgrade, says Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – said that Woonsocket, which is currently rated at “B2,” is under review for a potential downgrade. more
NOAA may classify river herring as ‘threatened’
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is slated to begin a series of hearings later this month to determine if river herring qualify as a threatened species, according to the Gloucester Times. more
| 6/4/12 | 1 comment
Her eye trained on improving schools
On May 12, Deborah A. Gist, the Rhode Island commissioner of elementary and secondary education, added a new title to her name: doctor in educational leadership, from the University of Pennsylvania. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 5/28/12
A port in the storm of an uncertain industry
She is an inspiration to many colleagues who say she climbed the corporate ladder with modesty and humility. Shanna Marzilli of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, has spent 18 years holding positions with increasing levels of responsibility at the state’s leading health insurer, which covers more than 600,000 members. more
Freedman strives for online security
Medical records, credit card data, your Social Security number – all that information is stored in computers. Passwords and firewalls protect that information, and today the law does as well. more
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 5/28/12
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