Lori Stabile
Aspen Aerogels widens loss in 1Q
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Aspen Aerogels Inc. widened its loss by 405.6 percent in the first quarter to $9.1 million, or 39 cents per share,...
CoreLogic: Home prices climb in March in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Home prices in Rhode Island climbed 7.4 percent in March compared with March 2016, CoreLogic said Thursday.
The real estate data tracker is...
R.I. improves in Conning’s latest State of the States report
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 34th in Conning’s latest State of the States municipal credit research report released this week.
The semi-annual report showed that Rhode...
Providence metro’s unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in March
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was among 336 metropolitan areas with unemployment rates lower in March than they were in March 2016,...
Citizens survey finds economic optimism among small, medium biz owners
PROVIDENCE – More than half of small- and medium-business owners expect significant improvement in the national economy, according to the Citizens Bank Small Business...
Voters recall Providence City Councilman Kevin Jackson
PROVIDENCE – City Councilor Kevin Jackson was ousted in a recall election held Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the mayor’s office.
The vote was...
Forbes names CVS, Citizens, Textron, Hasbro among top public companies
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. ranked 26th on Forbes’ inaugural top public companies in America list.
The pharmacy/retail giant has a market value of $80.5...
Newport estate ‘Ker Arvor’ on market for $12M
NEWPORT – “Ker Arvor,” a Louis XV revival house modeled after La Lanterne, Versailles, has been listed by Lila Delman Real Estate International for...
Construction employment climbs 9% in Prov. metro in March
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked 49th in the nation for 9 percent construction employment growth over the year through March, the...
Federal grant awarded to redevelop American Tourister property
PROVIDENCE – A $600,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will be used to transform the vacant American Tourister property...


















