Why GE left R.I. behind
After Connecticut increased its taxes, General Electric decided to move its corporate headquarters, with its approximately 800 jobs, from Fairfield, Conn. to Boston, Mass. Apparently, Rhode Island was...
View ArticleGreat for GE, Not as Great for Boston’s Taxpayers
Kindra Clineff / Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism General Electric is the latest company to give up the suburbs for the city. News of GE’s move from its 1970s-style corporate campus in...
View ArticleGE move shines light on subsidies
General Electric might excel at bringing good things to life, but GE also excels at wringing subsidies from government.Boston and Massachusetts are handing $145 million in grants and incentives to GE...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of GE's Move to Boston
Construction in Boston's Seaport District (Bill Sikes / AP Images) General Electric is the latest company to give up the suburbs for the city. News of GE’s move from its 1970s-style corporate campus in...
View ArticleRaimondo says she is still in talks with GE to bring some jobs to Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Raimondo offered details Tuesday about how Rhode Island worked its way onto General Electric's radar as the company sought a new headquarters, how she traveled to Fairfield,...
View ArticleMassGOP Statement On General Electric Announcement (Massachusetts Republican...
(Source: Massachusetts Republican Party) BOSTON -- Today, the Baker Administration announced that General Electric plans to move its world headquarters to Boston, a move that will bring hundreds of...
View ArticleWill Aetna Follow General Electric & Bolt Dan Malloy’s High-Tax Connecticut?...
(Source: RGA – Republican Governors Association) When Failed Governor and DGA Chairman Dan Malloy threatened his $1.2 billion tax hike on Connecticut businesses, General Electric, Aetna and Travelers -...
View ArticleVeritiv Announces New Location for Greater Cincinnati Operations (Veritiv...
(Source: Veritiv Corporation) Company's U.S. Operational Support Group to be Based in Fairfield, Ohio FAIRFIELD, OHIO (January 26, 2016) - Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV), a leading North American...
View ArticleRaimondo defends her jobs strategy
Governor Raimondo explained how she got her foot in the door to make the pitch that placed Rhode Island in the running for General Electric’s new corporate headquarters.“I sit on the board of Yale with...
View ArticleGE
General Electric topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter and reaffirmed its target for 2016, but shares slipped before the opening bell as the company's industrial revenue declined. The...
View ArticleGE tops 4Q earnings though industrial revenue slips
General Electric topped Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter and reaffirmed its target for 2016, but shares slipped before the opening bell as the company's industrial revenue declined. The...
View ArticleFour takeaways from Gov. Baker's first State of the Commonwealth address
From General Electric Co.'s anticipated move to Boston to a frank talk about the Bay State's public transit woes, Gov. Charlie Baker outlined some of his agenda and accomplishments Thursday night in...
View ArticleAgreement details incentives offered to GE for Boston move
BOSTON (AP) — City and state officials offered General Electric Co. a package of incentives ranging from a...
View ArticleState Arts Council Announces New Art Exhibition at T.F. Green Airport (State...
(Source: State of Rhode Island) The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that a new art exhibition, entitled MODERN ARCHEOLOGY, will be held from January 13 through May 1,...
View ArticleThursday, January 28, 2016 - LEADING WIND DEVELOPER JOINS TRANSMISSION...
(Source: National Grid plc) News Releases January 28, 2016 WAKEFIELD/WALTHAM, MA - New England's clean energy future received a big boost today as three experienced organizations filed a proposal to...
View ArticleBrookline Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2016 Annual Meeting Information
BOSTON, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")(NASDAQ: BRKL), the bank holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island and First Ipswich Bank, today announced...
View ArticleWashington Trust Announces Date of Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings Release,...
WESTERLY, R.I., Jan. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WASH), the publicly owned holding company of The Washington Trust Company, will release fourth quarter 2015...
View ArticleCT DELEGATION RAISES CONCERNS WITH UPCOMING HEARING ON FISHING WATERS...
(Source: Christopher Murphy) Friday, January 29, 2016 WASHINGTON- After hearing directly from concerned Connecticut fishermen about legislation that would remap the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in...
View ArticleNew England sees first serious snowfall of the season
A winter storm packing heavy, wet snow gave New England its first real taste of winter Friday, knocking out power to more than 150,000 customers and threatening to cover some spots a foot deep. Stoic...
View ArticleStorm could leave close to a foot of snow in New England
BOSTON (AP) — Stoic New Englanders doggedly went about their business Friday as a winter storm that could drop close to a foot of snow in some areas struck the region. They didn't have to like it, but...
View ArticleConnecticut Water Service, Inc. Declares Dividends and Sets Date for Annual...
CLINTON, Conn., Jan. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTWS) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.2675 per common...
View ArticleGE Beats Profit Estimates as Power Sales Gain Amid Overhaul
General Electric Co. beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter earnings, buoyed by rising sales in the power division, as the company made strides at transforming itself into a digitally focused...
View ArticleEversource Energy to Discuss Fourth Quarter, Year-End Results (Eversource...
(Source: Eversource Energy) NSTAR press release template 56 Prospect St., Hartford, Connecticut 06103-2818 800 Boylston St., Boston, Massachusetts 02199 News Release Eversource Energy to Discuss Fourth...
View ArticleGov. Malloy, Congressional Delegation Announce $54 Million Federal Grant for...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Connecticut) Friday, January 22, 2016 Gov. Malloy, Congressional Delegation Announce $54 Million Federal Grant for Storm Resiliency in Connecticut...
View ArticleCT Delegation Raises Concerns with Upcoming Hearing on Fishing Waters (Rosa L...
(Source: Rosa L DeLauro) WASHINGTON, DC (January 29, 2016) - After hearing directly from concerned Connecticut fishermen about legislation that would remap the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in Long...
View ArticleGov. Malloy, Congressional Delegation Announce $54 Million Federal Grant for...
(Source: John B Larson) HUD Grant Will Improve Shoreline Infrastructure in New Haven and Bridgeport January 22, 2016 Hartfoird, CT - Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut...
View ArticleSierra Club Applauds Ongoing State Efforts to Carbon Reduction Through RGGI...
(Source: Sierra Club) Washington D.C. - Today, the nine Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) states hosted the second of four stakeholder meetings in their 2016 RGGI program review to establish...
View ArticleWind Developer Joins Transmission Experts (Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber...
(Source: Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce) 1/28/2016 - Wind Developer Joins Transmission Experts News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kate Lagreca Northwind Strategies for THE WIND AND...
View ArticleICYMI: Lucas On GE Move: "A Windfall For Boston...An Embarrassment For...
(Source: Massachusetts Republican Party) BOSTON -- A Lowell Suncolumn by Peter Lucas today highlights how Elizabeth Warren's extreme, anti-capitalist vitriol is a threat to job creation. Lucas makes...
View ArticleNew England digs out from first big snowfall of season
New England is digging out from its first big snowfall of the season that dumped more than a foot in some places and left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power, as forecasters eye...
View ArticleNew England mops up as snow falls on East Coast
A wind-driven winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to Cape Cod and dropped several inches of snow on southeastern Massachusetts is expected to bring snow to other parts of the East Coast....
View ArticleMURPHY, COURTNEY, BLUMENTHAL CALL ON FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO WORK...
(Source: Christopher Murphy) Monday, February 8, 2016 WASHINGTON - Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (CT-2), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),...
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