Lori Stabile
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...
Foreclosure petitions rise statewide in Mass., but fall in Bristol County
BOSTON – Foreclosure petitions rose nearly 6 percent in March in Massachusetts to 1,247 compared with 1,179 filed in March 2016, The Warren Group,...
Former Alex and Ani employee alleges sex, religious discrimination
CRANSTON – A former Alex and Ani LLC employee is seeking damages to remedy what he called “unlawful employment discrimination” that he suffered due...
CVS reports profit dip, revenue increase in 1Q
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. reported a 16.9 percent drop in profit, but a 3 percent increase in revenue, in the first quarter.
Net income...
B.I. electrical system transfers to Deepwater’s Block Island Wind Farm
BLOCK ISLAND – In the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Block Island went dark – on purpose.
The Block Island Power Co. shut down its diesel-generating...
Indeed: Providence one of best cities for job seekers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s capital city ranks as the 21st-best city for job seekers, according to Indeed, the online job site.
Indeed, which released the...
Charlestown cottage sells for $2M
CHARLESTOWN – A beachfront cottage at 101 Surfside Ave. sold for $2,075,000, Lila Delman Real Estate International said Friday.
The two-level cottage, in the Quonochontaug...
Seven ProJo employees taking buyout, parent company New Media reports 1Q...
PROVIDENCE – At least seven Providence Journal employees have signed up to take the latest buyout offer, Providence Newspaper Guild President John Hill said...
Rockland Trust tops J.D. Power Retail Banking Satisfaction Study
PROVIDENCE – Rockland Trust topped J.D. Power’s annual U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study in the New England region, while Santander was last on the...



















