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Warwick reaches agreement with Fire, Police
The city of Warwick has reached new, three-year contracts with the city’s fire and police unions, Mayor Scott Avedisian announced Monday. more
| 7/3/12
Orders to U.S. factories increase for first time in 3 months
Orders placed with U.S. factories rose in May for the first time in three months, easing concern that manufacturing is faltering. more
Public comment solicited for wind power plans
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the completion of a critical environmental assessment today, advancing plans for offshore wind development in the Ocean State. more
Latino jobless rate in R.I. worst in U.S.
Providence is at the top of the latest Hispanic Metropolitan Unemployment list for the second year in a row. more
Glaxo owes R.I. $4.6M for mis-marketing
GlaxoSmithKline, as part of a deal with the federal government to pay $3 billion to settle civil and criminal charges that the pharmaceutical firm fraudulently marketed and priced drugs it manufactures, has agreed to pay Rhode Island $4.6 million. more
| 7/2/12
Gas prices drop 4 cents in R.I.
Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 4 cents this week in the 11th consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 7/2/12
Providence-area home prices fall 4.2% in May
Single-family home prices in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River area dropped 4.2 percent in May compared with the same period in 2011, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index. more
| 7/2/12
Sexy Period rebrands, names COO
Sexy Period - the Providence startup maker of fashionable, leak-resistant undergarments – has rebranded to Underbrella to appeal to a broader clientele base, the company announced Monday. more
Oil declines on Europe concerns after biggest gain since 2009
Oil declined in New York as euro-area unemployment reached the highest level on record, prompting speculation that crude’s surge last week, its biggest in three years, may have been excessive. more
States’ economies stall in BEES index amid U.S. slowdown
Fewer U.S. state economies improved during the first three months of the year and a measure of gains in their health rose at half the rate at the end of last year. more
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