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January 16, 2008 Archives

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RI to get $4.5 million more in federal heating aid

5:43 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Tim Barmann    Email

The Bush Administration has agreed to release $450 million in emergency heating assistance, which will bring badly-needed money to Rhode Island and other cold-weather states. Rhode Island will receive about $4.5 million, just as the state was about to run......

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Pen-maker Quill Co. sold to Newell Rubbermaid unit

3:14 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Paul Grimaldi    Email

Pen-maker Quill Co. will shut its doors Jan. 31 as the result of a sale to Sanford LP, a unit of Newell Rubbermaid, the maker of Calphalon cookware, Levelor blinds and Rubbermaid kitchenware, according to a Quill partner. A purchase......

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Bill proposes Quonset port study commission

2:46 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy The Cargo ship Orion Highway at the Quonset port last August. Sen. Paul Moura has proposed creating a special commission to study how to increase activity at the state-owned piers. State Sen. Paul E.......

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Senate committee slated to get update on fire codes

2:02 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

The Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee this afternoon is slated to get a status update on revisions to state fire code regulations from the state fire marshal and the Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review. The 2......

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Carcieri, Sasse to unveil bill to ease local tax burden

2:00 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri and his choice for the new director of the Department of Revenue, Gary Sasse, are scheduled to announce legislation today "designed to implement reforms in cities and towns necessary to bring relief to local taxpayers," the......

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Local impact of BofA cuts unclear

12:25 PM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

A day after Bank of America announced deep personnel cuts, it is still not clear how those changes will affect the bank's Rhode Island employment levels. The Providence Journal reported today that Bank of America was eliminating 650 corporate and......

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New airport chief in RI today

11:28 AM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Kevin A. Dillon, who will take over T.F. Green Airport next month, is flying to Rhode Island today to attend a meeting of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation board. The Providence Journal reported yesterday that the airport board had agreed......

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Textron buys information business

11:06 AM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Bell Helicopter, a unit of Providence-based Textron, said today it completed the acquisition of SkyBOOKS, a provider of information needed to comply with the regulations of the FAA and international regulatory agencies. "With this transaction, Bell adds important capabilities to......

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Gtech wins Pennsylvania lottery contract

8:43 AM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Providence-based Gtech, a unit of Lottomatica SpA, has won the contract to provide terminals and services to the Pennsylvania state lottery. The five-year deal includes 10,000 lottery terminals, a telecommunications network and related services, said Rome- based Lottomatica, said in......

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Job fair today at new thrift store in Woonsocket

8:35 AM Wed, Jan 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

The Savers thrift store chain plans to open its first shop in Woonsocket at 1500 Diamond Hill Road on March 6. Savers, a privately-held company based in Seattle, Wash., has more than 200 locations in the U.S., Canada and Australia......

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