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MJSA foundation awards $7K in scholarships

Capital Goods 07/17/2008

PROVIDENCE – The MJSA Educational Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America, today announced it has awarded $7,000 in...

IN THE NORTHEAST last month, new residential construction more than doubled compared with June 2007, rising 102.6% to 237,000 units per year, while permits for new housing construction rose 73% to a 237,000-unit-per-year pace. Above, a worker sprays insulation around the windows of a new house in the Old Orchard development outside Houston. /

Housing starts, permits soar in N.E.,<br> helping lift national figures in...

Economic Activity 07/17/2008

WASHINGTON – New housing starts and new permits for future construction both rose sharply last month in the Northeast, accelerating from their May gains,...

STACEY PATERNO, left, currently VP of public affairs at Clarendon Group Inc., will become senior partner when founder and President Christine Heenan, right, leaves the firm this fall to accept a post as VP of government, community and public affairs at Harvard. /

Heenan to leave Clarendon for Harvard post

Business Services 07/16/2008

PROVIDENCE – Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group Inc., will be leaving in the fall to become vice president for government, community...

R.I. Bar Foundation elects 22 new fellows

Business Services 07/16/2008

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-two lawyers were elected as fellows of the Rhode Island Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the...

Preserve R.I. awards $5,000 in mini-grants

Business Services 07/15/2008

PROVIDENCE – Five historic preservation projects around the state have been awarded Preserve Rhode Island-Citizens Bank Foundation Mini-Grants of $1,000, the preservation group said. ...

NATIONWIDE, the average price of self-serve regular fell 2 cents over the past week to $2.08 per gallon, while the Rhode Island price dipped 1 cent to $4.099. Above, George Nelson fills his tank at a station in Raleigh, N.C. /

AAA: R.I. gas prices down a penny

Capital Goods 07/14/2008

PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are down a penny this week,” AAA Southern New England said today, “and for the last month,...

R.I. Arts Council awards 109 grants

Economic Activity 07/14/2008

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. State Council on the Arts today announced it has awarded $832,977 in its first round of grants for the 2008-2009...

Niantic Seal acquires Mass.-based N.E. Rubber

Capital Goods 07/10/2008

LINCOLN – Niantic Seal Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The INSCO Group, has acquired Northeast Rubber Products Inc., a leading distributor and fabricator...

U.S. mortgage applications surge despite higher rates

Economic Activity 07/09/2008

WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage applications filed nationwide has risen for the second consecutive week, even as contract interest rates edged up, the...