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Eastern U.S. struggles back to life after Sandy’s onslaught
Millions of people in the Northeast U.S., the region most dependent on electric grids and mass transit networks for everyday life, struggled to find normalcy amid the floods, destruction and death from superstorm Sandy. more
General Assembly earns a ‘B-’ on Environment Council’s green report card
Rhode Island’s General Assembly scored a “B-” on its environmental legislation for the 2011-2012 session, according to the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s biannual Green Report Card. more
| 11/1/12
U.S. stocks rise before election as dollar, Treasuries decline
U.S. stocks gained for a second day with commodities, while the dollar and Treasuries fell, as Americans headed to polls to elect a president. Australia’s dollar rallied as the central bank left interest rates unchanged. more
U.S. stocks little changed before elections amid Greek concern
U.S. stocks were little changed, after last week’s advance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Americans prepared to vote in presidential elections and amid growing concern that Greece will struggle to win a bailout. more
Political revenue drives Lin TV’s 3Q profits
LIN TV Corp.’s third-quarter revenue rose 36 percent to $133.1 million during the three months ended Sept. 30 when compared with the same period in 2011, the company announced Thursday. more
| 11/8/12
U.S. stocks fall most since June after presidential elections
(Updated, 2 p.m.) U.S. stocks fell, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the biggest decline since June, as investor focus turned to the budget debate and Europe’s debt crisis following President Barack Obama’s re-election. more
Table games head to Twin River but not Newport Grand
After yesterday’s election, casino games are headed to Twin River slot parlor in Lincoln but not to Newport Grand. more
| 11/7/12
Will this election settle Republicans’ Ayn Rand debate?
The 2012 presidential campaign should go down as a referendum on the long conservative fascination with Ayn Rand, the controversial libertarian novelist and philosopher. more
11/12/12
Election defeat clouds future for Newport Grand
While prospective card dealers, drink servers and security guards were lining up at Twin River Casino’s job fair in Lincoln last week to claim one of the 350 new positions expected from the video-gambling parlor’s expansion to table games, life at Rhode Island’s other gaming site, Newport Grand, was quieter. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/19/12

Lottery games are going digital
In September, GTECH Corp., the Providence-based gaming subsidiary of Rome’s Lottomatica Group SpA, launched the Lottery Developer Network, a game-development program it thinks might be the next big thing in the industry. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 11/19/12

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