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Supreme Court upholds health care reform law
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling this morning on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, upholding the law, saying in a 5-4 decision that the law, with its mandate requiring health insurance coverage, was constitutional. more
Fifteen years of helping journalists get it right
Rhode Island is building a name for itself in the business of environmental training for journalists, thanks in part to the 15-year-old Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, says spokeswoman Karen Southern. more
Ruby Tuesday to pay for labor-law violations
BOSTON – Ruby Tuesday will pay $158,000 to settle allegations that it failed to comply with the state’s child-labor and meal-break laws at multiple locations throughout Massachusetts, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more
10/15/12
Mass. DEP fines Fairhaven paint co. for illegal dumping
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection has fined a Fairhaven company for dumping waste paint-wash water into a storm drain at the Dartmouth Mall, the agency announced. more
1/21/13
Push is on to curb packaging debris
Businesses that package their own brands are facing increased pressure in Rhode Island to take more responsibility, including more of the financial burden, for reducing, recycling and disposing of packaging materials. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Jason C. Martiesian
Jason C. Martiesian has been named a lobbyist at Robinson and Cole LLP, where he will be engaging in legislative and administrative lobbying on issues including health care, the environment, labor, energy and economic development. more
2/18/13
Social profile ‘living… organism’
Social media networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+ present benefits and dangers for businesses, according to panelists at the third annual Providence Business News Social Media & Marketing Summit. The Feb. 27 event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Providence-Warwick attracted more than 250 members of the Rhode Island business community. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 3/4/13

Ruggerio bill would boost social media privacy in hiring
PROVIDENCE – Senate Majority Leader Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, would bar employers from demanding social media-related materials of job applicants, and would establish similar prohibitions for colleges as they consider prospective students under a bill he introduced. more
3/11/13
PBN Summit: social, mobile and big data are trending
More than 250 members of the Rhode Island business community weathered the cold rain on Wednesday morning to attend the Providence Business News Social Media and Marketing Summit. more
| 2/27/13
State creates guidelines for seizing vessels
To understand why Rhode Island recently approved a set of local admiralty rules for disputes on the high seas, it helps to know the story of the British-flagged freighter M/V Lamma Forest. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

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