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R.I. Catholic newspaper to print free employment ads

There may not be room in its newsroom for the state's legions of unemployed, but The Rhode Island Catholic, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Providence, is trying to lend a hand. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has announced plans......

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National Grid's electricity rates to fall by 14.6 percent

The Public Utilities Commission this morning approved a decrease in National Grid's electricity rates which will lower a typical customer's bill by 14.6 percent, or about $14 a month. The new rate, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, reflects......

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Update: Verizon directory assistance in R.I. still free

Verizon Communications has sought to elimnate free directory assistance calls for its residential customers in Rhode Island. As of Dec. 1, the company tried to charge customers $1.25 for each call to 411. A customer can make up to two......

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Sovereign to lay off 1,000 workers, including 30 in R.I.

Sovereign Bank said this morning it will eliminate 1,000 jobs throughout the company, including 30 jobs in Rhode Island and 131 in Massachusetts. The announcement follows a comprehensive examination of the company's 2009 budget, the company said. Philadelphia-based Sovereign is......

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R.I. tech companies offer advice for weathering recession

The Providence Journal/Mary Murphy Jack Templin, left, co-founder of Providence Geeks and RI Nexus program director, listens to panelists Jim Lavoie, CEO of Rite Solutions, Annette Tonti, CEO of Mofuse, and Soren Ryherd, CEO of Working Planet, at the......

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 Tags  economic development   EDC   Mofuse   Providence Geeks   R.I. Economic Development Corporation   RI Nexus   Rite Solutions   Working Planet  

Sen. Tassoni wants Carcieri to fire PUC chairman

State Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr., D-Smithfield, is calling on Governor Carcieri to fire Elia Germani, the chairman of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, for making decisions that are "costly, arbitrary and anti-consumer." Tassoni said his remarks were prompted......

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CEO leaves developer selected to build R.I. wind farm

The chief executive of Deepwater Wind, the company selected by Rhode Island to construct a $1.5 billion wind farm off the coast of the state, has left the company. Chris Brown, who stood with Gov. Carcieri in September, when the......

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