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Chafee to speak at DNC
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, the country’s only independent governor, is slated to speak at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. more
| 8/31/12 | 1 comment
R.I. Hospital awarded $10.8M from NIH
(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) Rhode Island Hospital was awarded $10.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for research into joint health. more
Rumford Center named project of the year
The Northeastern Economic Developers Association has named the Rumford Center as its 2012 Project of the Year. more
| 9/13/12 | 1 comment
New England jobless rate rises to 7.3% in August
New England’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points from July to August to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday. more
| 9/21/12 | 1 comment
Whitehouse awarded inaugural ocean service award
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will receive the inaugural Admiral James D. Watkins Award for dedication to the oceans and ocean science from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. more
RIPTA wins EPA clean air award
The R.I. Public Transit Authority was one of 11 organizations and companies across the country recognized at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards. more
| 9/21/12 | 1 comment
Grossman proposes online sales tax in Mass.
Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman said the Bay State could generate as much as $339 million in new revenue by collecting state sales taxes on online transactions, reported the Statehouse News Service. more
| 9/28/12 | 1 comment
Providence-area home prices fall 3.1% in August
Single-family home prices in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River area dropped 3.1 percent in August compared with the same period in 2011, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index. more
| 10/2/12 | 1 comment
Business tax climate in R.I. is one of the worst, says Tax Foundation
Rhode Island again ranked among the worst states on the Tax Foundation’s 2013 State Business Tax Climate report. more
| 10/11/12 | 1 comment
Panelists focus on the issues at Employers & Education Summit
In a frank discussion of the education and skills gap facing Rhode Island’s workforce, participants in the Providence Business News Employers & Education Summit laid out competing visions of the road to success. more
| 11/7/12 | 1 comment
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