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GAS PRICES in Rhode Island declined 3 cents this week to $2.66 per gallon, but remained 47 cents higher than prices at this time last year. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. gas prices dip 3 cents this week

PROVIDENCE – The average price for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 3 cents this week to $2.66 per gallon, 11 cents...
REVENUE OUTPERFORMED THE enacted budget estimates forAugust by $5.8 million, but July revenue collection's shortcomings still put fiscal year-to-date revenue behind the budget by $5.7 million.

DOR: August revenue outpaces budget estimate

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s August revenue of $268.4 million outpaced fiscal 2018 budget estimates by 2.2 percent, or $5.8 million, according to a report...
THE SANDRA FEINSTEIN Gamm Theatre signed a lease to occupy the old Ocean State Theatre space in Warwick. From left, Gamm Managing Director Oliver Dow, Stephen Soscia of Mutual Property Associates and Gamm Board President Leon C. Boghossian III. / COURTESY SANDRA FEINSTEIN GAMM THEATRE

Gamm Theatre to occupy old Ocean State Theatre Space

PAWTUCKET - The board of directors at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre announced it will be relocating to 1245 Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick, the site...
INVENERGY has reached an agree ment with the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Benn Water & Heavy Transport to act as secondary suppliers for its proposed Burrillville powerplant. / COURTESY INVENERGY

Invenergy reaches deal with Narragansett Indian Tribe for water supply

BURRILLVILLE – Invenergy Thermal Development LLC reached deals Thursday with the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Benn Water & Heavy Transport to satisfy the company’s...
Massachusetts single-family home sales declined 2.5 percent year over year while the median sale price increased 4.1 percent. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

August Mass. home and condo sales decline

BOSTON – Massachusetts single-family home sales decreased in August by 2.5 percent year over year, the first time August home sales have decreased since...
A RENDERING of a proposed site for the second North American Amazon.com Inc. headquarters in the Pawtucekt Central Falls Train District. / COURTESY CENTRAL FALLS

Pawtucket and Central Falls pitch Amazon HQ2 plan

PROVIDENCE – Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa announced that the two communities will respond to Rhode Island’s...
/ PHOTO COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown ranks No. 11 on WSJ U.S. college rankings

PROVIDENCE – Brown University ranked No. 11, tied with the University of Chicago, in the 2018 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings of United...
UNEMPLOYMENT IN the Providence metro area declined 0.9 percentage points to 4.3 percent on a non-seasonally adjusted, year-over-year basis. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Report: Providence metro unemployment 4.3% in August

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.9 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent in August, according...
PERSONAL INCOME IN RHODE ISLAND grew 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2017. / COURTESY BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Report: R.I. personal income grows 0.7% in Q2 from Q1, 1.5%...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island seasonally adjusted personal income grew 0.7 percent on average in the second quarter of 2017, tying the national average growth...
RHODE ISLAND'S JOB RECOVERY from the Great Recession was hindered largely by the performance of three sectors, most prominently education and health services, in which employment growth lagged in comparison to average national growth. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Report: R.I. recovery hindered by poor education and health services employment...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s employment growth has lagged behind the rest of the nation following the Great Recession and, according to the Bureau of Labor...
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