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Jobless claims in U.S. unexpectedly increased last week
More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign improvement in the labor market remains uneven. more
Pulitzer-winning journalist to receive Pell Center’s inaugural award
Dana L. Priest, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The Washington Post, will receive the Pell Center prize for “Story in the Public Square” in recognition of her investigative reporting career, the center announced Tuesday. more
Speidel hoping to turn clock back
The heyday of 109-year-old watch-and-watchband-brand Speidel was the skinny-tie era of the 1950s and 1960s, when the company employed hundreds in its Providence Jewelry District plant. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 1/14/13

Homebuilder confidence in U.S. held in January at 6-year high
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders held in January at the highest level in more than six years, offering the latest evidence that residential real estate will help spur economic growth. more
Perks keep Collette on fast track
(Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in an occasional series of stories that will feature the companies and industries creating jobs in the region.) more
3/18/13
Creating a climate for job growth
GoGo Cast Inc. President David Paolo says Rhode Island deserves its national reputation for being unfriendly to business. Unlike some others who felt the same, however, his company has managed to stay and grow in the Ocean State. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/28/13

Foreclosure starts drop in Bristol Co., Mass., in Dec., rise for year
Bristol County, Mass., foreclosure starts dropped 11 percent in December while finished foreclosures dropped 28.3 percent compared with the same period in 2011, The Warren Group said Monday. more
| 1/28/13
R.I. foreclosure inventory unchanged in January
The foreclosure inventory in Rhode Island was unchanged from January 2012 to January 2013 at 3 percent, CoreLogic reported Thursday. This means that 3 percent of all homes with a mortgage in Rhode Island were in one aspect of the foreclosure process. more
| 2/28/13
Activity of EDC in decline
Rhode Island’s economic-development arm has yet to find a cure for its 38 Studios LLC hangover. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

HUD forms fair-housing partnerships with RWU, UMass School of Law
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has formed national fair-housing, collegiate-partnership campaigns with Roger Williams University and the University of Massachusetts School of Law - Dartmouth. more
| 4/12/13
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