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Leaders of the largest U.S. union of public-sector workers are vowing to fight efforts by state and local governments to balance their budgets with cuts to employee benefits even as voters have sided with that strategy.
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By William McQuillen |
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Factory Five Racing Inc. was named the 2012 Greater New Bedford Small Business of the Year by the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and BankFive.
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By PBN Staff
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According to the Pew Center report - “The Widening Gap Update” – Rhode Island’s management of its long-term liabilities for pensions and retiree health care were cause for “serious concern.”
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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By raising the state minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.75, the General Assembly will make it even more difficult for teenagers to find jobs, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity.
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(Updated, 11:30 a.m.) Kevin A. Dillon, president of the R.I. Airport Corporation since 2008, is stepping down to take a leadership role at another airport authority, he said Tuesday.
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MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, got more time to submit a fresh capital plan to the Federal Reserve after attempts to lift its dividend and resume buybacks were twice thwarted by the regulator.
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By Noah Buhayar and Zachary Tracer |
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Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. has named Todd Hart - right - its new CEO, replacing company founder Nick Steffey - left - who will continue on as executive chairman.
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By PBN Staff
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University Medicine has entered into an agreement with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to roll out its patient-centered medical home model to six more of its practices, BCBSRI announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island no longer qualifies for the State Extended Benefits unemployment insurance program, the U.S. Department of Labor told the R.I. Department of Labor and Training on Monday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Khalil Fuller, CEO of NBA Math Hoops, was named the youngest Echoing Green fellow in the fellowship’s history.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |