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Summer Infant Inc. is issuing a voluntary recall on its Mother’s Touch/Deluxe baby bathers due to the risk of serious head injury to infants.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island will receive $2.67 million as part of a $200 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Thursday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island will receive a $330,000 federal grant to help improve the state’s short-time compensation/layoff prevention program known as “WorkShare,” Rhode Island lawmakers announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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The deadline to close on the deal to buy Landmark Medical Center has slipped once again, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Central Falls, the first city in Rhode Island’s 222-year history to go bankrupt, is preparing to exit court protection after 13 months by keeping bondholders whole while raising taxes and cutting workers and pensions.
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By Michael McDonald and Steven Church |
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National Grid is investing $60 million in a new system to prepare for the severe weather season and make sure customers who lose power get it back more quickly.
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By PBN Staff
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Civically minded Rhode Islanders are invited to grab a late lunch and a free voter identification card at Prince Hall Lodge on Saturday, Aug. 24, courtesy of Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis' office.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Cape Wind Associates plans to base its wind farm operations in Falmouth, Mass., reported the Boston Business Journal.
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By PBN Staff
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As the Barrington Town Council discusses banning plastic bags, the local Shaw’s Supermarket announced that it will no longer provide plastic bags to customers at its Barrington store.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,0000 brownfields cleanup grant to the city of New Bedford.
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By PBN Staff
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