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June 4, 2008 Archives

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House debating renewable energy

5:33 PM Wed, Jun 04, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Tim Barmann    Email

The Rhode Island House of Representatives this afternoon is debating a major energy bill that supporters say will help move the state away from its dependence on electricity generated by fossil fuels. The Senate passed the same bill yesterday. It's......

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Politicians from Indonesia visit Rhode Island

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By Jack Perry    Email

A group of young politicians and policy makers from Indonesia are coming to Providence tonight to learn about state and local governments in the United States, and to teach our politicians how politics are handled in a country made up......

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Judge lets FM Global continue with new headquarters

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By Jack Perry    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A Superior Court judge has refused to halt construction at the site of FM Global's new heaquarters building in Johnston, but he warned that the insurance company could be forced to tear down the project at a later......

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Boston job market improves

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By Lynn Arditi    Email

Rhode Islanders who can't find a job in their home state may have better luck in Boston. The Boston metro ranked as having the fourth-highest job growth nationally, tied with Washington, D.C., according to a report released today by the......

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Tweeter Center changes name to Comcast Center

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By John Kostrzewa    Email

Starting with tonight's kickoff of the summer concert season, the name of the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Mass. will be changed to the Comcast Center. Comcast, a cable television provider in Massachusetts, and Live Nation, the owner of the entertainment......

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RI bar association renews online service

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By John Kostrzewa    Email

State bar associations in Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Idaho and Indiana, have signed five year renewal agreements with on online legal research tools service, called Lawriter Inc., owned by Collexis Holdings, Inc. (CLXS:OTCBB) Terms were not disclosed. Collexis Holdings,......

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CVS wins General Electric's business

9:02 AM Wed, Jun 04, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. won General Electric Co.'s pharmacy benefits business from rival Medco Health Solutions Inc., effective Jan. 1. Analysts estimate GE represents roughly $1 billion in annual pharmacy-benefits management business. A CVS spokesman confirmed the move, the Wall......

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