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CVS Caremark Corp. has joined a group of public and private sector partners to sponsor a multi-year effort by The Partnership at Drugfree.org to curb the abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines.
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By PBN Staff
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For Reed Caster, it’s what his family has done for three generations; sell and service bicycles. As a result, Caster’s Bicycles and Fitness has survived for 93 years.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices dropped 1 cent this week, marking the first drop in Ocean State pump prices since early July, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Rubber product supplier RNB-Richardson Inc. - also known as RNB Supply Inc. - has been acquired by East Longmeadow, Mass.-based McGill Hose & Coupling Inc., McGill representatives announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Some small-business owners are insisting they can’t afford new laws requiring them to charge sales tax for the first time.
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By Michael Souza |
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When restaurateur and Rhode Island-raised Glenn Beattie returns to the state next year, he will be bringing the Corner Bakery Cafe with him.
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By Michael Souza |
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U.S. retailers including Gap Inc. and Macy’s Inc. posted August same-store sales that topped analysts’ estimates as consumers took advantage of back-to-school promotions.
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By Sapna Maheshwar |
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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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Consumer spending in the U.S. climbed in July for the first time in three months as the biggest part of the economy struggled to overcome a jobless rate hovering over 8 percent.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Confidence among U.S. consumers fell in August by the most in 10 months as households grew more pessimistic about their employment prospects and the economic outlook.
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By Alex Kowalski |