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Mortgage applications fall for the second week

Economic Activity 03/19/2008

WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage loan applications fell nationwide, for the second week in a row, and the fifth of the past six...

ProvGeeks to spotlight GyPSii ‘mobile lifestyle’ tech

Education 03/18/2008

PROVIDENCE – This month, the Providence Geeks will host representatives from GyPSii, an Amsterdam-based company with operations in Warwick that has created an...

EPA announces $5.4M in clean diesel grants in N.E.

Capital Goods 03/18/2008

BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be awarding nearly $5.4 million in grants and financing to communities and organizations in the Northeast...

Ethisphere rates Textron among best for ethics

Capital Goods 03/18/2008

PROVIDENCE – Ethisphere Institute has named Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) one of the top government contractors in ethics in its Government Contractor Ethics 2008...

Mortgage applications dip in first week of March

Economic Activity 03/17/2008

WASHINGTON – The number of residential mortgage applications nationwide fell in the first week of March, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly report. ...

MATH TEACHER Gloria Rossiter instructs students at Aldrich Junior High in Warwick last week. Students at schools such as Aldrich are beginning to receive financial education to prepare them for adulthood. /

Financial education starts early

Education 03/15/2008

Too many students are struggling with financial literacy at a time when more of them are dropping out of college for monetary reasons than...

PAUL REVILLE will become the secretary of the new Cabinet-level Executive Office of Education on July 1. He currently is chairman of the Board of Education, president of the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and director of the Harvard Education Policy and Management Program. /

Patrick names new education secretary

Education 03/11/2008

BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick today named Paul Reville to serve as the state’s first secretary of education since 1996, overseeing the new Mass....

Education Exchange names Benz as new director

Education 03/03/2008

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Margaret M. Benz today was named executive director of the Education Exchange. She previously has served as treasurer of the organization’s...

Mortgage applications fall 19.2% as rates creep up

Economic Activity 02/27/2008

WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage applications nationwide dropped last week, as interest rates continued to rise, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today. For...