Providence Journal (Providence, RI) articles from February 2007

Providence Journal (Providence, RI) archives from February 2007

T.F. Green Airport reports decline in travelers.
February 1, 2007

Solons want Gateway developers to follow State Guide Plan.
February 1, 2007

EDITORIAL: Alpert Medical School.(Editorial)
February 1, 2007

Panel tackles school funding.
February 1, 2007

School leaders give plan a passing grade.
February 1, 2007

School board faces a possible lawsuit over building lease.
February 1, 2007

Carcieri's plan cuts workers, programs.
February 1, 2007

Agreement reached on two sites for affordable housing.
February 2, 2007

The last of Paramount; 2,000 items for sale.
February 2, 2007

City finishes '06 with $2.6-million budget surplus.
February 2, 2007

Slender snow budget still fat -- so far.
February 2, 2007

CVS says quarterly sales rose.
February 2, 2007

Doyle's bill mandates sale of 'fire-safe' cigarettes only.
February 2, 2007

Dale Carlia intersection work caught in funding delay.
February 2, 2007

Despite heartening news, a grim school budget.
February 2, 2007

Chariho seeking $30 million to upgrade schools.
February 2, 2007

Town Council will consider linking houses to sewer lines.
February 2, 2007

Critics are quick to assail Carcieri's $7-billion budget.
February 2, 2007

Barrington picks new schools chief.
February 2, 2007

Closed meeting on superintendent search.
February 2, 2007

North Providence tax freeze on council agenda.
February 2, 2007

25 teachers to get layoff notices for this fall.
February 2, 2007

Affordable-housing case arguments months away.
February 2, 2007

Rhode Island, Massachusetts towns OK mutual-aid agreement.
February 2, 2007

6 businesses burned in phone-service scam get help.
February 3, 2007

CORRECTION: Marketing the new 'affordable'.
February 4, 2007... Byline: Christine Dunn Feb. 4--The Providence Journal, R.I., has moved a correction for the story slugged PJ-AFFORDABLE-HOUSING-20070204 filed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News for Feb. 4. The new version subs the second paragraph to...

A little (inexpensive) house by the sea.
February 4, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., business notes column.(Column)
February 4, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa column.
February 4, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 4, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 5, 2007

Evolving to find success.
February 6, 2007

Council expresses concern about plan for Gateway.
February 6, 2007

EDITORIAL: Charitable conundrum.(Editorial)
February 6, 2007

Rhode Island governor would tax insurers.
February 6, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 6, 2007

Journal Register sale of 8 papers fetches $8.3 million.
February 6, 2007

Recreation projects near bid process.
February 6, 2007

Hasbro reports record income.
February 10, 2007

Providence businessman Levinger buys Speidel.
February 10, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., business notes column.(Column)
February 11, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa column.(Column)
February 11, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 11, 2007

Easy mix of old school, new residents.
February 11, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 12, 2007

'Flipping' properties is a lot harder now.
February 12, 2007

House prices falling.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Lynn Arditi Feb. 13--Rhode Island homeowners dismayed over last year's dip in single-family house values count your blessings -- at least you're not living in Massachusetts. The median price of a single-family house in...

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Neil Downing Feb. 13--PHONE-TAX REBATES AVAILABLE QUESTION: About the federal phone tax . . . [I thought that] you wouldn't have to fill out a special form if you wanted to use the Schedule A deduction. . . . I don't use the...

On a trek to success.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Paul Grimaldi Feb. 13--Eastern Mountain Sports last month closed its store at Emerald Square mall in North Attleboro, as the outdoor-gear retailer shifts its store location strategy. The Merrimack, N.H.-based retailer wants to...

Gem Plumbing sues to protect its tuneful phone number.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Arthur Kimball-Stanley Feb. 13--Remember 867-5309/Jenny, the Tommy Tutone song that peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982 and ever since has become a popular song that people can't get out of their heads? ...

BNS looks to reduce shares.
February 13, 2007... Feb. 13--A Middletown company says it plans to cash out most of its shareholders so it can reduce regulatory and compliance costs. BNS Holding Inc. said yesterday it intends to reduce the number of shareholders of record to fewer than 300....

The work force is aging.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Arthur Kimball-Stanley Feb. 14--PROVIDENCE -- The numbers have circulated widely for the last several years: Rhode Island's population, along with the rest of New England, is aging. The state's business leaders met yesterday...

CVS boosts its bid again for merger with Caremark.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Paul Grimaldi Feb. 14--CVS Corp. yesterday raised its offer for Caremark Rx Inc., hoping to sway investors and financial advisers who have lined up against the Woonsocket company's proposed acquisition of the nation's...

$80,000 in 'tax' refunded to state pension.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Timothy C. Barmann Feb. 14--The Rhode Island Division of Taxation has agreed to refund $80,000 to the state pension fund after the division agreed that the fund was exempt from paying a "conveyance tax" on the sale of a downtown...

Spirit Airways cuts flights at T.F. Green Airport.
February 15, 2007

What's new at Hasbro.
February 15, 2007

Hospitals renew debate over cancer care in Rhode Island.
February 15, 2007

R.I. may owe APC millions.
February 15, 2007

School energy pact OK'd.
February 15, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., business notes column.(Column)
February 18, 2007

Merger under fire.
February 18, 2007

A young couple wades into the market.
February 18, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., John Kostrzewa column.(Column)
February 18, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 18, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.(Column)
February 19, 2007

Stop & Shop workers OK strike option.
February 19, 2007

Ban trips up air travelers.
February 20, 2007

The Providence Journal, R.I., MoneyLine column.
February 20, 2007

Agents are charging $50 booking fees on Block Island.
February 20, 2007

Seaconkes to seek tribal recognition.
February 20, 2007

Supermarket data-security breach the latest in a series.
February 21, 2007

Stop & Shop negotiations continue as strike looms.
February 21, 2007

Insurance increase limited to 4 percent.
February 22, 2007

Beacon Mutual Insurance receives draft of performance review.
February 22, 2007

Col. Pare bids farewell to state police.
February 22, 2007

City approves curbing trash fees.
February 22, 2007

City cracks down on eligibility for health benefits.
February 23, 2007

Like a New England cottage -- only bigger.
February 23, 2007

3 indicted over illegal prescriptions.
February 23, 2007

Coalition for poor trims its requests.
February 23, 2007

Developer envisions mixed-use project for 120-year-old mill.
February 23, 2007

Session will focus on new valuations.
February 23, 2007

Rite Aid moving some jobs from Rhode Island.
February 23, 2007

School board OKs budget of $52.2 million.
February 23, 2007