Ryan Mcbride
Citizens’ record earnings boosted by Charter One
Citizens Financial Group Inc., the Rhode Island-based holding company of Citizens Bank, reported a record 79 percent increase in earnings for the first half...
Home building permits dip 9% in forst half of ’05
Rhode Island’s single-family home building permits dropped 9 percent in the first six months of 2005 compared to the same time last year, the...
Beware loan scams using money wires, Lynch says
Fraudulent loan advertisements are luring people into wiring money to bogus creditors, and the international scams are now using Rhode Island addresses to bilk...
Westin expansion plan approved
Pedestrians on West Exchange Street will appear the size of ants. The State House’s famed dome will appear at nearly equal elevation. And on...
Mass. tech company to add plant in East Providence
East Providence’s waterfront has long been known for fuel storage and a steel mill. Yet the area could soon become known for the production...
Allens Ave. developer buys tour boat
You may not think of Providence’s industrial waterfront along Allens Avenue as a hub for tourism. Yet plans are in place to change that...
URI housing upgrades to mirror off-campus living
Tradition at the University of Rhode Island is for upperclassmen to move off campus after their sophomore year, not only for the joy of...
Report: R.I. home prices surge, but sales sluggish
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors’ second-quarter report says median home prices are surging despite slower sales of single- and multi-family homes.
The report...
Wave Federal building headquarters in Warwick
The credit union for Narragansett Electric Co. and Hasbro Inc. employees is constructing a new Warwick branch, where plans are to expand services for...
R.I. housing values soar, study finds
A Harvard University real estate study places Rhode Island in one of a few areas of the country with the greatest increases in property...
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