http://bizblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:28 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Bruce Landis Journal staff writer A welder works Friday morning in the rain on what will be the Clifford Street overpass over Route 95. The highway was closed Thursday night into early Friday morning to start putting the beams,... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/2-beams-set-for.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/2-beams-set-for.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:28 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University on Friday unveiled a new supercomputer that is the most powerful machine of its kind in Rhode Island. The multimillion-dollar IBM computer will be used by scientists at Brown and other educational institutions in Rhode... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/brown-universit-4.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/brown-universit-4.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:52:21 -0500 The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers on Friday yanked the license for half of Yellow Cab's fleet and fined the company $100,000 for rolling back odometers on its cabs. The rollbacks did not affect the fares paid... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-regulators-s.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-regulators-s.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:38 -0500 By Cynthia Needham Journal staff writer Rhode Island's unemployment rate may have dropped to 12.9 percent from 13 percent in October, but it's still the third highest in the country. Figures released Friday morning for all 50 states solidify Rhode... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-unemployment-5.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-unemployment-5.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:22 -0500 Providence Journal chart / C. Eugene Emery Jr. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Average prices for heating oil, diesel and unleaded gasoline remained virtually unchanged from last week, according to Friday's survey by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources. The... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-gasoline-die.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-gasoline-die.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:46:55 -0500 NEWPORT, R.I. -- A downtown building that was constructed in 1909 as a YMCA and became a hotel in 1997 has been sold. According to city land records, Vanderbilt Hall, on Mary Street, sold for $5.7 million on Monday. The... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/container-for-p.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/container-for-p.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:23:18 -0500 The owner of the Providence Place mall said Thursday that it has reached a deal with some of its lenders, allowing a number of its shopping centers to exit bankruptcy by the end of 2009. General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP:NYSE)... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/providence-plac-11.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/providence-plac-11.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:00 -0500 AP Photo/Cape Cod Times/ Merrily Lunsford Ken Williamson rakes cranberries during the wet harvest at Willowbend Country Club Sept. 30, 2009 in Mashpee, Mass. WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) -- The cranberry harvest slipped in Massachusetts, but other states have... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/wisconsin-rapid.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/wisconsin-rapid.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:59:13 -0500 WARWICK, R.I. -- An ambitious plan to build a hotel, parking garage and complex of buildings that will combine office and retail space on Jefferson Boulevard received final approval from the city Wednesday night. The proposal, which is the vision... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/warwick-board-o.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/warwick-board-o.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:44:40 -0500 EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- With the fiscal year not even at the halfway mark, the town is going to have to find $330,000 in budget cuts and find them soon, Town Manager William Sequino will tell the Town Council at... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/east-greenwich-3.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/east-greenwich-3.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:30:44 -0500 The number of shoppers planning to buy Christmas and Hanukkah gifts with cash or debit cards in 2009 is expected to rise, according to a survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation. One quarter of U.S. shoppers said they... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/more-americans.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/more-americans.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:51:48 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority voted Monday to give General Manager Alfred J. Moscola a one-year contract extension. Chairman John Rupp said he expects that Moscola will remain "for a considerable period of time as the... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ripta-manager-g.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/ripta-manager-g.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:22:06 -0500 While the bankers who financed the transformation of the old Lincoln Greyhound Park into the Twin River slot parlor may still be out hundreds of millions of dollars, lawyers and other consultants to the gambling venue's bankrupt holding company are... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/twin-river-lawy.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/twin-river-lawy.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:07:09 -0500 National Grid said Monday in plans to spend $35.6 million in 2010 to encourage its electric and natural gas customers to conserve energy. The amount is 24 percent higher than the amount allocated in the current year, and 57 more... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/container-for-n.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/container-for-n.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:16:50 -0500 MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods on Thursday reported a 4-percent decline in slot revenue in October, netting $54.8 million for the month. "Despite the fact that we've seen a slight decrease in revenue compared... http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/slot-revenue-at.html http://bizblog.projo.com/2009/11/slot-revenue-at.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:37:46 -0500