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UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE Providence metro area decreased 0.7 percentage points year over year. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Providence metro unemployment rate drops most in N.E. in June

PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.7 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent, according to non-seasonally-adjusted labor...
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY reported a $252.2 million loss for the second quarter of 2017.

IGT posts $252M loss in 2Q

PROVIDENCE - International Game Technology PLC reported a net loss of $252.2 million in the second quarter of 2017, a reversal of its $82.9...
Dominick J. Ruggerio and Nicholas A. Mattiello have come to an agreement to end the state's budget impasse./ PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Ruggerio and Mattiello agree to pass both budget and car tax

PROVIDENCE - R.I. House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio announced in a joint statement that they have reached an...
RHODE ISLAND RANKED NO. 19 for data innovation. / COURTESY CENTER FOR DATA INNOVATION

Study: Rhode Island ranks No. 19 in nation for data innovation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 19 in the nation in a “Best States for Data Innovation” study conducted by The Center for Data...
BIJAY KUMAR WAS APPOINTED chief information officer for the state of Rhode Island. /COURTESY THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

Kumar appointed state chief information officer

Updated, 6:04 p.m. PROVIDENCE - Bijay Kumar was appointed Rhode Island’s chief information officer, the R.I. Department of Administration Director Michael DiBiase announced Monday. “Bijay brings...
SELF-SERVE, REGULAR UNLEADED gasoline prices in Rhode Island rose 2 cents this week, but remain below the national average. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. gas prices rise 2 cents as Mass. sees 3 cent...

PROVIDENCE – Prices in Rhode Island for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline increased 2 cents this week to $2.29 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast...
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS REPORTED a $165 million profit in the second quarter of 2017. /COURTESY ALEXION

Alexion reports $165M profit for 2Q

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a company that focuses on developing therapies for patients with devastating and rare diseases, reported a $165...
MASSACHUSETTS GDP grew 4 percent in the second quarter of 2017, making what MassBenchmarks calls a "stong recovery." /COURTESY MASSBENCHAMRKS

Mass. GDP grew 4% in 2Q

HADLEY, Mass. - The Massachusetts gross domestic product grew 4 percent in the second quarter of 2017, according to a report released Friday by...
APRIL 5 PERCENT HOTEL TAX collections increased 9.3 percent year over year to $1.2 million.

April 5% hotel tax up 9.3% while year-to-date collections rise 2.8%

PROVIDENCE – April collections of Rhode Island’s 5 percent hotel tax rose 9.3 percent year over year to $1.2 million, according to the R.I....
NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC. reported a $21.7 million loss in the second quarter of 2017. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

ProJo parent New Media Investment Group reports $21M loss in 2Q

PROVIDENCE - New Media Investment Group Inc., the parent company of the Providence Journal, reported a $21.7 million loss for the second quarter of...
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