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January 2, 2008 Archives

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New mortgage broker registration starts in RI

5:39 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Rhode Island today became one of the first states in the country to require all mortgage originators who are not employed by a bank or credit union to register with a national licensing system designed to improve regulatory oversight and......

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Providence Place IMAX is sold

3:43 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Sixth grader Malick Karmoko watches "Walking on the Moon" at the Feinstein IMAX Theatre in 2005. IMAX Corp. has sold the Feinstein IMAX Theatre to National Amusements Inc., giving National Amusements control over both cinemas in the Providence Place......

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Federal tax forms start arriving in Rhode Island

3:43 PM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

The Internal Revenue Service has begun mailing federal tax packages to Rhode Island taxpayers who have filed paper returns in the past. The packages include forms and instructions, which taxpayers will use to prepare their federal income-tax returns for the......

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Passenger traffic at T.F. Green dropped in November

11:09 AM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport declined in November, ending a three-month streak of increased activity at the state's major airport. Total passenger traffic dropped in November to 403,970 from 413,355 a year before, a 2.3-percent decline. Traffic was up......

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BankNewport to open office on Narrangansett

10:30 AM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

BankNewport, based in Newport, said this morning it will open in late Spring its first branch in Narragansett at 90 Point Judith Road, on the site of the former Casa Rossi restaurant. The 2,800 square foot, full-service branch will include......

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Former RI DOT chief heads to Louisiana

8:57 AM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

William Ankner, former director of the RI Dept. of Transportation from 1996 to 2003, was working as a business consultant in Missouri when he was tapped to lead the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development by Gov.elect Bobby Jindal. Jindal,......

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Gatehouse Media executive steps down

8:48 AM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Randall Cope, co-president of Gatehouse Media, the publisher of more than 100 small, U.S. newspapers, steps down today. No reason was given by the company. Cope, who is also co-chief operating office, told Gatehouse on Dec. 19 that he planned......

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Internet company CEO gets pay package

8:19 AM Wed, Jan 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Jeffrey M. Thompson, president and CEO of Towerstream Corp., the Middletown-based wireless Intenet access company, got a pre-Christmas pay package that will give him a base salary of $225,000 a year. Thompson's employment contract, agreed to on Dec. 21, allows......

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