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The U.S. Department of Labor announced nearly $12 million in grants to states to improve the quality of workforce data, including a $1 million award to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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By PBN Staff
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KVH Industries Inc. landed a record $35.6 million contract from the Office of the Program Manager for the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rainbow Cab Co. has had its license to operate suspended for three months for doing business outside its permitted area, according to the Newport Daily News.
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By PBN Staff
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has nominated Peter Crowley – owner of Newport-based La Forge Casino Restaurant – for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors.
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By PBN Staff
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Hannoush Jewelers will feature products from Alex and Ani Inc. in all of the company’s 57 locations across 13 states, Camile Hannoush announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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CEOs from General Motors Co. to Hewlett-Packard Co. are turning more pessimistic about a second-half recovery as rising unemployment and Europe’s debt turmoil threaten domestic growth prospects.
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By Chris Burritt |
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The number of high-income taxpayers in Rhode Island grew 63 percent from 1999 to 2009, according to a new report from The Tax Foundation.
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By PBN Staff
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(Updated 6:00 p.m.) Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s beleaguered video game company 38 Studios LLC has declared bankruptcy as a formal investigation of the company begins.
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Casino gaming in the Bay State will likely negatively affect revenue for both Rhode Island’s casino operators and the state of Rhode Island itself, according to a new report from the R.I. Public Expenditure Council.
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More than $8 billion worth of property in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area is vulnerable to damage from a hurricane-driven storm surge, CoreLogic said Thursday.
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