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Rhode Island’s unemployment rate remained at 10.4 percent for November, unchanged from the October 2012 rate and down seventh-tenths of a percentage point from November 2011, according to a report released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. more
Rhode Island is one of only two states that lost population in 2011- 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. more
The Founders League, a partnership to help facilitate expansion in Rhode Island’s entrepreneurial environment, will celebrate its kick-off with an “EntrepreNew Years” celebration on Friday, Jan. 4. more
The Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area foreclosure rate dropped 0.33 percentage points in October compared with the same period last year, CoreLogic said Thursday. more
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments rose for the first time in five weeks, a sign further improvement in the labor market depends on faster economic growth. more
The Preservation Society of Newport County has won a $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish a fellowship program studying the city’s history. more
The 15-bedroom “Cliff Walk” mansion known as “Hopedene” has sold for $16 million, the highest purchase price of a Rhode Island home this year and second highest ever, Gustave White Sotheby’s International Real Estate announced Wednesday. more
In the past two weeks, the Quonset Business Park set two records, one on land and the other at sea, according to a release from the Quonset Development Corporation. more
Personal income in Rhode Island and Massachusetts both grew 0.3 percent during the third quarter as growth slowed down to 0.5 percent across the United States, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. more
For employees at the biggest Wall Street banks, 2012 brought a humbling post-crisis reality of job cuts, lower pay and tarnished reputations. For investors, it was a happier story. more
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