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Trump moves to ease Obama auto-mileage rules, California’s clout

Economic Activity August 2, 2018 3:08 pm

NEW YORK - The Trump administration, taking aim at one of former President Barack Obama’s signature environmental achievements, is proposing to suspend required increases...

Pickup, SUV revival stalls U.S. automaker fuel economy progress

Capital Goods December 16, 2015 5:00 am

WASHINGTON - Americans have flocked back to pickups and SUVs as gasoline prices have fallen and that’s slowing U.S. automakers’ progress on fuel economy...

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MARTHA SHERIDAN has announced she will step down as president and CEO of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau in mid-December. / PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

Sheridan to depart PWCVB for Boston CVB in Dec.

November 16, 2018 3:57 pm

OUTSTANDING STUDENT loan debt in the U.S. increased by $37 billion in the third quarter and stood at $1.44 trillion at the end of September. / BLOOMBERG NEWS

Student debt onus in U.S. approaching $1.5T

November 16, 2018 3:29 pm

R.I. CONSTRUCTION employment increased 6 percent year over year to 19,400 jobs. / COURTESY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

R.I. construction employment rises 6% in Oct.

November 16, 2018 2:57 pm

PAWTUCKET CREDIT UNION President and CEO George Charette says the credit union's new operations center is almost finished and employees are expected to move into the Pawtucket facility in January. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pawtucket Credit Union prepares to open new operations center

November 16, 2018 2:39 pm

ERIC J. BEANE will step down as Health and Human Services secretary in mid-December. Lisa Vura-Weis will serve as acting secretary following his departure. / COURTESY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HHS Secretary Beane to step down in Dec.

November 16, 2018 2:36 pm

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Pawtucket Credit Union prepares to open new operations center

November 16, 2018 2:39 pm

JOHN C. SIMMONS, executive director of the Rhode Island Public Expenditures Council, released the 2018 edition of the nonprofit's series on how public revenue collections in the Ocean State compare with the rest of the nation. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

RIPEC: R.I. seventh-highest in U.S. for tax collections per $1K of...

November 16, 2018 12:20 pm

THE PROVIDENCE City Council on Thursday pushed forward a zoning change that would allow a New York developer to construct the city’s tallest building.Above, a rendering of the Hope Point Tower. / COURTESY FANE ORGANIZATION

Fane tower zoning change gets initial approval from Providence City Council

November 15, 2018 10:57 pm