Monthly Archives: July 2009

Providence Journal 1200 RI businesses face closure over sales tax Providence Journal … but said they reached every conceivable kind of retail business in Rhode Island , including small mom-and-pop stores, restaurants and bars. … Continue reading →

RI public employee unions align to sue over pension changes Providence Journal PROVIDENCE –– Rhode Island's public employee labor unions are mobilizing to file a class-action lawsuit against the state to block pension … Continue reading →

RI change on voting rights for ex-convicts wins praise Providence Journal One of the group's causes is winning back voting rights for people with felony convictions, and Rhode Island had a referendum question that, if it passed, … Continue reading →

Jewelry company Crimzon Rose to add 60 jobs in Rhode Island Providence Journal The distribution and warehouse operation in Florida is closing down, and those functions transferred to Rhode Island . About 75 Erica Lyons employees in … Continue reading →

Bancorp Rhode Island Approved to Repay $30 Million Preferred Stock … WELT ONLINE Bancorp Rhode Island , Inc. (NASDAQ: BARI), the parent company of Bank Rhode Island , today announced that it will repurchase the US Treasury Department's … BankRI set to repay Treasury, exit TARP Providence Business News all 10 news articles » Continue reading →