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Fellowship Health Resources Inc., a nonprofit mental health and substance abuse treatment agency, said Wednesday it filed an unfair labor practice charge against a Massachusetts union. 1:23 pm

A conference and trade show highlighting the importance of composting food scraps will take place Feb. 27 at Hope Artiste Village. 12:45 pm

State officials approved a new alliance between two Rhode Island health care nonprofits this week. 11:08 am

Construction hiring is picking up as Americans invest in renovating their homes amid signs that the worst of the housing-market declines may be over. 9:33 am

U.S. regulators shouldn’t let Verizon Wireless buy airwaves from cable companies because the deal would eliminate possible competitors and enrich sellers that hoarded airwaves, a New Jersey state agency said. 9:22 am

Affluent Americans support raising the Social Security age because people are living longer, a Bank of America Corp. survey said Wednesday. 9:16 am

Power utility National Grid has purchased Conley’s Pier on Allens Avenue for $4 million, former owner Patrick T. Conley said Tuesday. 12:15 am

R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller issued an order Tuesday lowering the effective overall average rate for Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s Direct Pay health insurance customers by 1.1 percent. Feb 21

A.H. Belo Corp., the parent company of The Providence Journal and three other daily newspapers, said its net loss shrunk to $10.93 million in 2011 from a loss of $124.2 million a year earlier. Feb 21

The Episcopal Cathedral of Saint John in Providence announced Tuesday that it is suspending its services this spring due to a lack of financing. Feb 21