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Draft evaluations for schoolteachers could come next week

3:41 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (7)
By Neil Downing    Email

By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer The state Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education plans to issue a draft set of teacher evaluations next week, said Rhode Island's new Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist. The drafts, which will......

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 Tags  Deborah A. Gist   education   education commissioner   Rhode Island Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education   Rhode Island schools   Rhode Island schoolteachers   Rhode Island Statewide Coalition   Rhode Island teachers  

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Carcieri says he'll keep fighting for tax reform

3:21 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer Governor Carcieri vowed on Saturday to keep trying to reform Rhode Island's tax structure. "I've got a year-and-a-half [remaining as governor], and I'm not stopping on this,'' Carcieri told a conference in Newport. Carcieri's......

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Speaker: Tax policy a key factor for business

3:11 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Neil Downing    Email

By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer State policymakers need to keep in mind that taxes are a key factor for businesses, said Jordan Forbes, federal affairs manager for the National Taxpayers Union, a group that supports lower taxes and smaller......

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 Tags  business taxes   National Taxpayers Union   Rhode Island Statewide Coalition  

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Retailers must remit state sales taxes, Carcieri says

2:55 PM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer Retailers have an obligation to hand over sales taxes that they collect from their customers, Governor Carcieri said on Saturday. "It's not their money. It's the customers' money," Carcieri said. His comments came amid......

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 Tags  Governor Carcieri   Rhode Island Statewide Coalition   sales tax  

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Small-business group decries efforts to collect state sales tax

4:39 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Neil Downing    Email

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a trade group for small businesses, called on state tax officials Thursday to ease up on efforts they are taking to collect state sales taxes from businesses. "With one of the highest state......

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 Tags  National Federation of Independent Business   NFIB   Rhode Island Division of Taxation   sales tax   small business  

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North Providence jewelry company to add 60 jobs

3:03 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Andy Smith    Email

Crimzon Rose, a jewelry company based in North Providence, plans to add 60 jobs in the state. The additional jobs are the result of Crimzon Rose acquiring a Florida company, Erica Lyons, Inc. Felix Porcaro, CEO of Crimzon Rose, said......

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 Tags  Crimzon Rose   Erica Lyons   Felix Porcaro   jewelry  

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Providence Chamber gets $100,000, Sen. Reed says

1:25 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Neil Downing    Email

The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce has received $100,000 in federal funds to help with its "knowledge economy initiative," U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said on Wednesday. Under the chamber's initiative, local innovators get grants so they can launch businesses geared......

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 Tags  Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce   Providence Mayor David Cicilline   Senator Reed  

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IRS warns taxpayers about new tax credit for buying home

11:47 AM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to claim a new tax break for first-time home buyers only if they qualify. The warning came after the agency prosecuted a tax preparer in Florida for falsely claiming the credit on a......

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 Tags  first-time homebuyer credit   Internal Revenue Service   IRS   tax credit   tax fraud  

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Panel to study retirement plan for R.I.'s small employers

5:48 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A new legislative commission is preparing to meet to weigh whether the state should establish and administer a Universal Voluntary Retirement Account, which would allow small employers to offer a retirement savings program to employees. Supporters say......

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 Tags  economy   retirement   Rhode General Assembly  

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URI gets $13 million for vaccine research

10:11 AM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.    Email

The University of Rhode Island announced Tuesday it will receive a $13 million grant from the federal government to develop faster, more efficient ways to create vaccines. The award from the National Institutes of Health was given to Dr. Annie......

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 Tags  medicine   South Kingstown RI   URI  

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Journal's parent company posts wider net loss, lower revenue

2:39 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Neil Downing    Email

A.H. Belo Corp. of Dallas posted a wider net loss amid a sharp drop in revenue for the three months ended June 30. The company, which publishes the Providence Journal and Dallas Morning News, reported a second-quarter net loss of......

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 Tags  A.H. Belo Corp.   Providence Journal  

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