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| | Business | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Balise Motor Sales, of West Springfield, bought the dealership from the East Greenwich resident in an agreement that closed Thursday after months of negotiations. |
 | | The Balise family has been selling autos in Western Massachusetts since the early part of the 20th century, when founder Paul E. Balise became a Chevrolet dealer in Hatfield, Mass. |
 | | James E. "Jeb" Balise, Paul's grandson, now runs an auto group that includes 23 dealerships and 15 new-vehicle lines, including Chevrolet, Dodge, Honda, Nissan and Toyota. |
| www.projo.com /business/content/projo_20060902_balise02.2e4fa09.html (560 words) |
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