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R.I. businesses decry double-digit health insurance rate hikes

3:00 PM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | | Write a comment
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WARWICK, R.I. -- Business leaders joined by Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts held a news conference earlier Monday to oppose rate increases proposed by the state's dominant health insurance companies. The group is urging state Health Insurance Commission Christopher F. Koller......

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 Tags  Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island   health insurance   UnitedHealthCare of New England  

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Bill would remake R.I. economic development agency

4:17 PM Fri, May 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed has filed legislation to overhaul the state Economic Development Corporation, after a review panel criticized the agency as ineffective and in need of fresh leadership. The bill, submitted on Wednesday, would expand the agency's......

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 Tags  Economic Development Corporation   economy   politics   unemployment  

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Narragansett to dedicate Towers' Casino Courtyard park

towers_fountain_300.jpg 2:10 PM Fri, May 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
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NARRAGANSETT, R.I. -- On Saturday night, Narragansett officials will dedicate the opening of the new Casino Courtyard park adjacent to The Towers, the 1885-historic structure, near the town beach, which overlooks the Atlantic on Ocean Road. The two-hour event begins......

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 Tags  Casino Courtyard   Narragansett RI   the Towers  

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R.I. housing prices down 23-24% in April; sales up slightly

2:06 PM Wed, May 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Andy Smith Journal staff writer Two surveys of the Rhode Island housing market show that median housing prices in the state continue to decline. The median price of a single-family house in Rhode Island fell by 23.2 percent between......

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 Tags  real estate   Rhode Island Association of Realtors   Timothy M. Warren Jr.   Warren Group  

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R.I. gas prices jump another 10 cents, up for fifth week

10:32 AM Mon, May 18, 2009 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Gas prices have jumped another 10 cents this week and have now increased for five straight weeks, according to AAA Southern New England. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.339 at the......

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 Tags  AAA Southern New England   gas prices   gasoline  

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Quonset is seen as better suited for cargo flights

5:11 PM Fri, May 15, 2009 | | Write a comment
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WARWICK, R.I. -- If there's growth in commercial cargo flights in and out of Rhode Island, it is better suited to the airport at Quonset Point than T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, according to Kevin Dillon, president and CEO of......

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 Tags  airport   business   freight carriers  

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EZ Pass a hit, R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority says

4:53 PM Fri, May 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
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The state Turnpike and Bridge Authority says it has a hit on its hands: the EZ Pass transponders that let people pay their Pell Bridge tolls electronically. The authority's board chairman, David Darlington, said it has sold more than 52,000......

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 Tags  Jamestown RI   Newport RI   Pell Bridge  

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