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Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 7 cents this week in the sixth consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area rose 0.6 percent from January 2012 to January 2013, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index.
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By PBN Staff
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Global rating firm Fitch Ratings Ltd. has placed $17.8 million in bonds from St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island on rating watch positive, due to a letter of intent signed by the hospital’s parent CharterCare Health Partners and Prospect Medical Holdings.
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By PBN Staff
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A comprehensive review of the Rhode Island’s day-to-day banking services resulted in lowering the state’s overall banking fees by 38 percent, R.I. General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Newport Bancorp Inc., parent of Newport Federal Savings Bank, saw its bottom line fall 64.9 percent year over year during the first quarter of 2013.
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By PBN Staff
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Pending a $7 million national settlement, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined 37 other states and the District of Columbia in a consumer privacy suit against Google Inc., collecting $104,491 for Rhode Island.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Supply chain management solutions provider Banneker Industries Inc. has been selected as the 2013 Supplier of the Year by the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.
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By PBN Staff
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Steward Health Care, the for-profit hospital network based in Boston, filed suit in Superior Court on May 1 against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, alleging that the health insurer engaged in “unlawful attempted and actual monopolization of the market” caused the failure of Steward’s bid to purchase Landmark Medical Center.
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By Richard Asinof |
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The Governor’s Workforce Board announced Monday that it has awarded more than $60,000 in “Express Grants” to 20 local firms. The strategic investments will partially fund skills training for 344 employees.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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The city of Pawtucket’s general fund ended fiscal 2012 with a surplus of $2.7 million, according to an annual report from an independent auditor.
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By PBN Staff
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