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January 22, 2008 Archives

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Blackstone Valley tapped as finalist for global tourism award

1:51 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

The Blackstone River Valley is getting international recognition as a model of sustainable tourism. Tourism for Tomorrow has nominated Blackstone Valley as one of three finalists for its Destination Award, which goes to a network of tourism-based organizations that successfully......

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600 raise $120,000 for heating assistance

1:03 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Faye Zuckerman    Email

The black-tie Celebrate Rhode Island party last Saturday at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet raised $120,000 in heating assistance, and garnered a donation of nearly 70 blankets to the needy. The money went to the more than two-decades-old Good Neighbor Energy Fund, which is......

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Fed cuts interest rates in an emergeny move

8:30 AM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

The Federal Reserve made a surprise, emergency move this morning to cut a benchmark, short-term lending rate to 3.5 percent from 4.25 percent. The Fed, which was not scheduled to meet again until Jan. 29 and 30, responded to a......

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Wall Street braces for falloff in stocks

8:19 AM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

A two-day selloff in overseas financial markets pointed to a sharply lower opening on Wall Street this morning in the first day of trading in three days after yesterday's break for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The Standard &......

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