Contributor ReportsHasbro to make Sesame Street-brand toys and games
Source: Houston Chronicle
Pawtucket :: RI :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 10:00:24 -0800 2009 | business-news
Toy maker Hasbro Inc. said today it will make and market toys and games based on well-known Sesame Street characters, such as Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster. The deal takes the license away from Hasbro rival Mattel Inc., which...
New RI econ. dev. head recommended with $250K pay
Source: Merced Sun-Star
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Tue Dec 08 12:04:33 -0800 2009 | business-news
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. approved a new leader Tuesday as part of an overhaul of the quasi-governmental agency, which has been criticized as ineffective in a state with a struggling economy and whose 12.9 percent unemployment rate is...
RI Senate plans forum on struggling state economy; will discuss ...
Source: Star Tribune
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Mon Dec 07 13:20:02 -0800 2009 | business-news
The state Senate will consider Monday how to repair Rhode Island's damaged economy, which is expected to continue struggling even as other parts of the country rebound...Teresa Paiva-Weed scheduled the public forum at Rhode Island College around key issues expect...
RI Senate plans forum on struggling state economy
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Sun Dec 06 07:44:17 -0800 2009 | political-news
R.I.— The state Senate will hold a forum on Rhode Island's struggling economy before starting its new session next month. Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed said the gathering Monday will feature projections on the state budget and economy and the...
Providence lights holiday tree Saturday
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Sat Dec 05 03:29:52 -0800 2009 | political-news
R.I.— The city of Providence is lighting up its holiday tree and hosting a variety of other activities to get people in the holiday spirit. The annual holiday tree lighting will be held on the steps of City Hall at...
Gifts from the heart
Posted by: banksdimon
Hope Valley :: RI :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 09:33:00 -0800 2009 | your-story
Most years people give gifts that cost money. And children are now excepting the most costly, up to the minute gifts. I feel that home made gifts are the most memorable and beautiful. They are "gifts from the heart" because...
ReachRI man found in doghouse pleads guilty in gun case
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 15:23:14 -0800 2009 | political-news
R.I.— A Providence man who tried hiding from police in a doghouse has pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a gun. Adrian Aponte entered his plea Friday on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm...He faces a...
Judge keeps brother of Providence mayor in prison
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Fri Dec 04 04:25:59 -0800 2009 | political-news
District Court Judge Joseph Tauro ruled Thursday against a request from disbarred attorney John M. Cicilline who asked in September to be placed early in a halfway house so he could care for his teenage daughters and save their home...
Oct. home sales up 20 percent in RI; prices fall
Source: The Boston Globe
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Wed Dec 02 11:10:50 -0800 2009 | business-news
R.I.— A real estate tracking firm says the number of homes sold in Rhode Island went up 20.5 percent in October from the previous year, although prices continued to fall. The numbers, released Wednesday by The Warren Group, mean it's...
Patrick Kennedy clashes with outspoken RI bishop
Posted by: candygirl
Providence :: RI :: USA | updated Sat Nov 14 21:06:03 -0800 2009 | political-news
A feud between Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop threatens to spiritually exile the son of the nation's most famous Catholic family. Their feud over abortion and the health care overhaul has escalated to the point where...
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