Chris Bergenheim
R.I. still has 2nd-highest jobless rate in region despite sharp Y/Y...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continued to have the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in August at 5.8%, higher than the national rate of...
R.I. bankruptcy filings up slightly in Aug., to 77
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island bankruptcy filings totaled 77 in August, a rise from 70 the previous month but down from 104 a year prior,...
U.S. factory production rebounds at fastest pace in 4 months
WASHINGTON (AP) – United States factory production in July posted the strongest gain in 4 months, reflecting a surge in production at auto plants...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 679 over holiday weekend, as hospitalizations...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 679 from Aug.6 through Monday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of...
Bally’s earns $68.9M profit in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Bally’s Corp. posted a profit of $68.9 million in the second quarter, a turnaround from a loss of $23.6 million one year...
R.I. gas prices edge upward to $3.04 a gallon
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular, unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island was $3.04 Monday, an increase of 1 cent from last week...
MassBenchmarks: Mass. GDP expands at 6.2% annual rate in Q2
BOSTON – Massachusetts' gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 6.2% in the second quarter, slower than the national rate of 6.5%,...
Report: R.I.’s initial unemployment claims declining slowest of all states
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s initial unemployment claims for the week of June 21 had recovered the least of any state since the start of...
Shareholders OK Bally’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Gamesys
PROVIDENCE – Shareholders of both Bally’s Corp. and Gamesys Group PLC have approved the proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Gamesys by Bally’s, the companies announced...
R.I. COVID cases rise by 15 with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 15 on Monday with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
