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Housing: market shift to sellers?
House hunters diving into the spring real estate market may encounter something unseen since the giddy days of the subprime bubble: a bidding war. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

RISD’s Maeda to receive innovation award
Rhode Island School of Design President John Maeda will be honored with the “STEM to STEAM” award by the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. more
| 4/5/13
Trinity Rep to honor 3 R.I. residents with Pell Awards
Trinity Repertory Company will honor three Rhode Island residents with Pell Awards along with Kate Burton, who was previously announced as the recipient of the 2013 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. more
| 4/5/13
Lin Media expands digital portfolio with acquisition of HYFN
Lin Television Corp. has acquired a majority ownership position in HYFN, a full-service developer of mobile, social media and Web experiences, Lin announced Friday. more
| 4/5/13
U.S. stocks fall as payrolls rise less than economist estimates
U.S. stocks tumbled, extending the biggest weekly drop of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after data showed the nation added less than half the number of jobs economists forecast in March. more
For R.I. women-owned firms, job growth worst in nation
While Rhode Island’s women-owned businesses generated more than $3.5 billion in sales from 2012 to 2013, employment in these local firms fell at the fastest rate in the country, according to the State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from American Express OPEN. more
R.I. ranks 23rd in U.S. for competitiveness
Rhode Island was awarded a No. 23 ranking in the nation in the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University’s 2012 State Competitiveness Report Thursday, helped by a No. 5 ranking for technology and a No. 7 ranking for security. more
SBLF lowers interest rate to attract applicants
The R.I. Small Business Loan Fund has lowered its average interest rate from 7.5 percent to 5.75 percent, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation announced Thursday. more
R.I. leading indicators continue rise in February
An index of Rhode Island’s leading economic indicators produced by Providence Business News and e-forecasting.com rose to 122.1 in February. more
| 4/4/13
Jobless claims in U.S. increased more than forecast last week
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting the difficulty the government has adjusting the figures around the Easter holiday and spring break at schools. more
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