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February 26, 2008 Archives


Fidelity top user of convention center

2:29 PM Tue, Feb 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Journal archive photo / Sandor Bodo Fidelity executives, in 2006, celebrate the company's decision to lease the former American Express building next to the Providence train station. PROVIDENCE -- A decade after Fidelity Investments constructed its first office building......

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VMA tour held for potential new operators

11:47 AM Tue, Feb 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Journal archive photo / Ruben W. Perez The Veterans Memorial Auditorium may be taken over by the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority. PROVIDENCE -- Businesses interested in managing the Veterans Memorial Auditorium toured the performance hall this morning, examining......

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Foreclosures rise in U.S. and N.E.; new plans proposed in Washington

9:02 AM Tue, Feb 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

The number of foreclosure listings jumped nationwide and in New England in January, and several new proposals are being debated in Washington to curb the number of houses that are being taken from property owners. Nationwide, there were 233,001 houses......

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Judge to rule on Amgen bid to block Roche's anemia drug

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By John Kostrzewa    Email

U.S. District Judge William G. Young is scheduled to rule Thursday in Boston on a bid by Amgen Inc. to keep Roche Holding AG from selling the anemia drug Mircera in the U.S. Young will decide on Roche's request to......

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Bank of America recruits for East Providence call center

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By John Kostrzewa    Email

Bank of America will hold a job fair today to fill full and part-time positions at its call center in East Providence. The job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the netWORKri Career Center, One......

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