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RI gubernatorial candidate Caprio outlines jobs plan

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Published June 9, 2010 at 12:49 p.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State General Treasurer Frank Caprio, a Democratic candidate for governor, unveiled a job creation plan focused on small business at a news conference at the Promet shipyard on Allens Avenue Wednesday morning ... The plan calls for boosting the state's small business loan fund by $50 million and streamlining the loan application process, creating a new state office focused on small businesses, offering a new state tax credit to encourage small businesses to offer employees

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Providence Art Festival Saturday

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Published June 9, 2010 at 12:15 p.m.

Head downtown for the Providence Art Festival with over 80 juried local… ...

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CVS to drop Walgreen as battle escalates

Published June 9, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.

CVS Caremark said Wednesday it will remove Walgreen from the network of drugstores that can be used by participants in prescription plans CVS manages, two days after Walgreen said it planned to stop accepting CVS’ plans ...

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Renewable energy bill poised for vote

Published June 9, 2010 at 10:29 a.m.

A bill that would pave the way for an offshore wind farm cleared the R.I. Senate Tuesday and will likely come to a vote in the House Wednesday evening ...

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R.I. in 10-state ocean-energy consortium

Published June 9, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.

Rhode Island joined nine other Atlantic states and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, left, on Tuesday in establishing an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium ...

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BIF partners with famed TED conference

Published June 9, 2010 at 9:18 a.m.

The Business Innovation Factory has announced it will partner with the organizers of the celebrated TED conference to share video content from BIF’s Innovation Story Studio archive and the upcoming BIF-6 summit ...

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Fire damages underground bowling alley

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Published June 9, 2010 at 8:45 a.m.

A fire on the Providence-Pawtucket line is being labeled as suspicious ...

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Dr. Michael Fine and “The Zero Calorie Diet” at Rochambeau Library

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Published June 8, 2010 at 6:02 p.m.

Providence Community Library and The Friends of Rochambeau present a discussion with… ...

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Local PR firms score big at Bell Ringers

Published June 8, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

RDW Group Inc. was a top winner with 13 awards and Duffy & Shanley Inc. was close behind with 10 at The Publicity Club of New England’s 41st annual Bell Ringer Awards on Monday night ...

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