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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Wednesday December 11, 2024 ( 3 items )  

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - First Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Rhode Island were 29,862, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,846, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics repo  more

Litigation: SEC Charges Unregistered Investment Advisers With Fraud for Misleading Stock Touts, Manipulative Trading
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-09308; S.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 6, 2024) involving David Banister, et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today it filed charges against David Banister of Middletown, Rhode Island and an entity he controls, The Market Analysts Group, LLC, for conducting a fraudulent scheme to promote long-term investment in a Nasdaq-listed issuer without disclosing that he was a  more

R.I. Gov. McKee Announces Finalists for Washington Bridge Rebuild Project
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Governor Dan McKee today announced the shortlist of two highly qualified design-build teams selected as part of the request for qualifications (RFQ) process for the replacement of the westbound Washington Bridge. The companies will proceed to the request for proposal (RFP) phase of the procurement and compete for the contract to build the new bridge. The two design-bui  more