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RIPEC: State should move toward investment as revenue improves
As state revenue improves, Rhode Island should move towards an investment-based agenda, according to a R.I. Public Expenditure Council report released Wednesday. more
Fitch downgrades Woonsocket bonds to ‘B,’ outlook ‘negative’
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Woonsocket’s $118 million general obligation bonds from ‘BB-’ to ‘B’ and rated the outlook ‘negative.’ more
| 6/1/12
38 Studios’ former employees in high demand
Rival game companies are lining up to hire the recently unemployed staff of 38 Studios LLC, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s embattled gaming company, according to Boston.com. more
| 5/29/12
House Finance Committee approves $8.1B 2013 budget
The House Finance Committee unveiled and then approved an $8.1 billion fiscal 2013 state budget late Thursday night, which scraps controversial meals, hotel and sales tax expansions more
Pawtucket Garden St. Bridge set to reopen
PAWTUCKET – The Garden Street Bridge over Interstate 95 was scheduled to reopen last week, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced. more
6/11/12
Mass. companies cut toxic waste in ’09
BOSTON – Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan last week announced that companies in the state reduced their use of toxic materials by 75 million pounds in 2009. more
6/11/12
Developers flock to Mass. wind farm projects
Ten developers are interested in building wind farms off the coast of Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, these farms could generate nearly 10 times more energy than the the long-stalled Cape Wind project. more
| 6/4/12
HCA bill in limbo in Assembly
The fate of several hospitals in the state and whether they remain solvent or dive headlong into bankruptcy may very well sit in the hands of state lawmakers. more
Illegal tunes no music to his ears
Joel Tenenbaum just received his doctorate at Boston University, where he’ll start teaching statistics courses to MBA students this fall. more
Learn from Wal-Mart: Beware bribery law
In late April, The New York Times reported that Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary paid millions of dollars in alleged bribes to Mexican officials to gain approval and other favorable treatment for new stores. Wal-Mart allegedly discovered the payments in 2005, but bottled up its internal investigation. more
Guest Column: Andrew Prescott and Gordon Lang | 6/11/12
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