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Five Questions With: Edinaldo Tebaldi
Bryant University economist discusses recently released unemployment figures for R.I. more
S&P 500 rally shows analysts slow or investors too sanguine
The advance that pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a record left companies trading closer to analyst price estimates than any time in at least seven years. more
Dismal rankings seen as drag on state’s recovery
To Rhode Islanders, the national business-climate rankings that place the Ocean State at or near the bottom each year now look like self-fulfilling prophecies. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/29/12

T.F. Green sees traffic drop in February
(Updated, March 22, 4:22 p.m.) Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport fell 6.1 percent in February compared with February 2012 to 249,554, the second-lowest number since the beginning of 2009, according to numbers released by the R.I. Airport Corporation on Thursday. more
| 3/21/13
U.S. manufacturing probably cooled as capital spending waned
Manufacturing in the U.S. probably cooled in November as business demand slowed and disruptions from superstorm Sandy limited production, according to economists surveyed before a report today. more
U.S. bioethanol makers face 5-year EU tariff to counter dumping
The European Union imposed a five- year tariff on U.S. bioethanol to curb competition for German, French, British and other EU producers, threatening to raise trans-Atlantic trade tensions over renewable energy for autos. more
R.I. leaders must take RIPEC plan to heart
More than four months after being charged by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee with examining the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in the aftermath of the 38 Studios LLC implosion, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has come back with a 140-page report that makes clear change is needed. The report looks at the EDC today, at best practices across the country, and recommends what the state should do to improve the business-development environment in Rhode Island. more
10/1/12
Progreso Latino, HousingWorks RI land $215K for foreclosure work
Two Rhode Island organizations have received grants totaling $215,000 as part of the National Mortgage Settlement funding, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Tuesday. more
| 2/20/13
Factory orders in U.S. decrease by the most in 5 months
Orders to U.S. factories fell in January by the most in five months, weighed down by a slump in demand for military hardware and commercial aircraft. more
Housing Network lands $375K from AG’s office
The Housing Network of Rhode Island has received a $375,000 grant from the R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin’s Office to bolster mortgage and home buyer education programs, the office announced Thursday. more
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