Alex Kowalski
Home prices drop in Providence metro in November
PROVIDENCE – Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area dropped 0.3 percent in November 2012 compared with the same period in...
Osprey population back from oblivion, says Audubon
SMITHFIELD – Volunteers for the Rhode Island Audubon Society’s Osprey Monitoring Program reported 178 successfully fledged young in 2012, the highest number in the...
State, schools create economic research project
(Updated, 2:52 p.m., Jan. 15)
PROVIDENCE – With $200,000 in public and private funds as the seed, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced the creation of...
Short holiday work week sees jobless claims fall in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance last week as state offices rushed to tally the data in a holiday-shortened...
Demand for U.S. goods climbed more than forecast in November
WASHINGTON - Demand for goods such as machinery and electronics climbed more than forecast in November, showing U.S. companies are planning to expand next...
Cranston firefighters land $3.45M to hire 20 new staff
CRANSTON – The city of Cranston has received a $3.45 million Safer grant to fund 20 new positions across six fire stations.
The one-time...
Ten Salve profs named Pell Center fellows
NEWPORT – Bolstering an effective team of fellows in global policy didn’t require a far-and-wide search by James M. Ludes, executive director of Salve...
Initial jobless claims in U.S. rose last week to 361,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments rose for the first time in five weeks, a sign further...
Services in U.S. expand at a faster pace than forecast
WASHIGNTON - Service industries in the U.S. expanded at a faster pace than forecast in November, indicating the economy is holding up in the...
U.S. manufacturing probably cooled as capital spending waned
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing in the U.S. probably cooled in November as business demand slowed and disruptions from superstorm Sandy limited production, according to economists...
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