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Warwick City Council approves union contracts
Monday evening, the Warwick City Council unanimously approved three contracts with the city’s municipal employee, police and firefighters’ unions. more
Wampanoag casino deal most lucrative in U.S.
The 21.5 percent share of revenue Massachusetts will earn from a casino built by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is the most any state has ever negotiated with an American Indian Tribe, according analyst Clyde Barrow. more
| 7/12/12
Block Island wind power completion being pushed back
The target date for completing Deepwater Wind’s proposed Block Island Wind Farm is slipping into 2015, CEO Jeff Grybowski said. more
Report: R.I.’s pensions, retiree benefits cause for ‘serious concern’
According to the Pew Center report - “The Widening Gap Update” – Rhode Island’s management of its long-term liabilities for pensions and retiree health care were cause for “serious concern.” more
| 5/19/12
Providence ranked 15th in U.S. for favorable business tax structure
Among a survey of 73 U.S. cities that offer the most favorable tax structures for businesses, Providence ranked 15th overall. more
Report: Minimum wage bump will cost 200 jobs
By raising the state minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.75, the General Assembly will make it even more difficult for teenagers to find jobs, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 6/18/12 | 2 comments
Cape Wind chooses Falmouth as base of operations
Cape Wind Associates plans to base its wind farm operations in Falmouth, Mass., reported the Boston Business Journal. more
| 8/23/12
AVX to pay $366M for New Bedford Harbor cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection reached a settlement with AVX Corp. for $366.25 million plus interest to pay for the cleanup of the Superfund site in New Bedford Harbor, the largest single site cash settlement in the history of the Superfund program. more
| 10/10/12
Judge lifts stay, allows Landmark suit against Blue Cross to proceed
Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein lifted his stay today, allowing the lawsuit against Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island by Landmark Medical Center to move forward – at least as far as an Aug. 30 hearing on the merits. more
Brown to benefit from $127M bond sale
Brown University will use a $127.4 million bond sale to renovate downtown property after agreeing in May to almost double annual payments to the city. more
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