Susan A. Baird
Report: New homeowners’ debt often exceeds value
Nearly one in four Greater Providence homeowners who bought in the past five years – and nearly one in three nationwide – are “underwater,”...
Consumer prices rise 0.8% in July
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices outpaced expectations for the third month in a row, reaching their highest level in nearly a year an a half,...
Foreclosures continue upward trend
IRVINE, Calif. – Compared with July 2007, the number of foreclosure actions nearly tripled last month in Rhode Island but fell in Massachusetts,...
Retail and food-service sales fall 0.1%
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food service sales fell 0.1 percent last month to $384.6 billion, ending a five-month rise, as a decline in...
Nortek posts 2Q profit of $3.7M
PROVIDENCE – Home and commercial technology manufacturer Nortek Inc. posted a second-quarter profit of $3.7 million, an 80.2 percent decline from the year-ago $18.7...
CVS to buy western drugstore Longs
WOONSOCKET and WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has agreed to acquire retail and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company Longs...
Common Cause gives Assembly lowest marks ever
PROVIDENCE – In the eighth annual Common Cause / Rhode Island Legislative Scorecard, released today, the General Assembly received its lowest grade ever. The...
RIDOT bridge float in Top 10 projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation today announced that its Iway bridge-float has been ranked among the top 10 projects in the America’s...
Report: Nearly 1 in 4 new homeowners <br> in Greater Providence are...
SEATTLE – “Median U.S. home values continued to slide during the second quarter,” real estate data provider Zillow.com said today in its second-quarter housing...
Study: Mass. could gain 20K jobs under casino plan
BOSTON – A new study by Spectrum Gaming Group study provides an in-depth analysis of possible economic and social impacts of the proposed expansion...
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