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Three days before the Sept. 30 deadline was to expire, Steward Health Care issued a statement late Thursday afternoon officially announcing it had terminated the asset purchase agreement to acquire Landmark Medical Center.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A gain in demand for capital goods such as equipment and machinery in August failed to make up for declines in the previous two months, showing slowdowns in business investment and exports threaten to further restrain the U.S. economy
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By Lorraine Woellert and Alex Kowalski |
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Bradford Printing and Finishing has filed for bankruptcy protection in Rhode Island Superior Court, according to court spokesman Craig Berke.
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By Michael Souza |
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Sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island rose 13 percent in August compared with the same period last year, the 14th consecutive month of increased year-over-year sales volume.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Trinity Repertory Company will be one of 22 Theatre Communication Group theater members to participate in the newly launched Blue Star Theatres program, which – in partnership with Blue Star Families – provides free or discounted ticket programs to military families.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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More than 750 of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s nearly 1,000 employees went to work Thursday as volunteers at more than 20 community agencies across Rhode Island.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Exports from Rhode Island plunged 14.3 percent in July after rallying 13.2 percent in June, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com.
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By PBN Staff
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Among a survey of 73 U.S. cities that offer the most favorable tax structures for businesses, Providence ranked 15th overall.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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After outstripping national growth in recent years, the Massachusetts economy has “dropped into a lower gear,” according to the Leading Economic Index released Thursday by the MassBenchmarks editorial board.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Jason Dwyer, an assistant chemistry professor at the University of Rhode Island, has been awarded a five-year, $400,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |