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A.T. Cross Co. saw profits increase to $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, or 28 cents per diluted share, compared with $3.2 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2011, the personal- and business-accessories maker said Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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Gray’s Store in Adamsville village, which opened in 1788, closed its doors Sunday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices are unchanged this week after two consecutive weeks of price increases, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in July to the lowest level this year as the labor market and broader economy showed few signs of improvement.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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Barrington’s town council took its first step towards banning one-time use plastic bags at a meeting Monday night.
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By Dana Reilly |
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In 2011, consumers around the world spent $6.6 billion on Fairtrade certified products, a 12 percent increase over the pervious year, according to a report by nonprofit Fairtrade International.
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By Katie Dougherty |
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For many small businesses, survival depends increasingly on finding the ever-elusive “right price” for whatever goods or services are being sold. But there’s no magic formula. No matter what you’re selling, the “right” price to ask is never clearly defined.
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8/13/12
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Downcity’s Westminster Street is a virtual smorgasbord of boutique shops with unique clothing, craft, and coffee shops lining a path from Empire Street to near Kennedy Plaza.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Fifteen Rhode Island companies and seven in neighboring Bristol County, Mass., made Inc. Magazine’s 2011 ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
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By Dana Reilly |
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CVS Caremark Corp., the largest provider of prescription drugs in the U.S., reported second quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates, helped by customers it gained from Walgreen Co.
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By Chris Burritt |