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June 17, 2008 Archives

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Warren company gets Army money for trucks

5:11 PM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Paul Edward Parker    Email

WARREN — A Rhode Island company has received $2.5 million in federal money to develop lightweight tractor-trailer-truck cabs for the Army and for eventual civilian use. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy announced the spending today at a ceremony on the factory......

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Pay hike for National Grid CEO

10:11 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By John Kostrzewa    Email

The pay of Steven Holliday, chief executive of National Grid Plc, the dominant electricity and natural gas provider in Rhode Island, rose 60 percent in the year ended March 31 after the London-based company bought U.S. utility KeySpan Corp. Holliday......

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Taco Bell, other restaurants bring back tomatoes

9:24 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Tomatoes are coming back on the menus at Yum Brands' restaurants, including Taco Bell. The Louisville-based fast-food company says it's starting to resupply its restaurants with tomatoes from areas that have been cleared of salmonella risk by federal health officials.......

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Fifth nuclear sub to be christened

8:40 AM Tue, Jun 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Workers at Electric Boat will christen the fifth submarine of the Virginia class, named New Hampshire (SSN-778), during ceremonies on Saturday at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn. The sponsor of the submarine is Cheryl McGuinness, of Portsmouth,......

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