Susan A. Baird
AeA ranks Providence among 60 ‘Cybercities’
WASHINGTON – The technology industry in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metropolitan area is ranked among the nation’s strongest, employing 39.62 of every 1,000 local...
Consumer confidence plunges in June
NEW YORK – Confidence among U.S. consumers hit a 16-year low in June, after falling for the seventh time in as many months, according...
Webster to cut 240 jobs companywide
WATERBURY, Conn. – Webster Financial Corp., parent of Webster Bank, today announced plans to eliminate 240 positions over the next year, more than half...
Bridge replacement disrupts Amtrak service
Amtrak is offering alternate train and bus service between New York and Boston through Friday, as the railroad finally replaces the 90-year-old drawbridge between...
Assembly approves expansion of ‘sunshine’ laws
PROVIDENCE – A measure intended to speed access to arrest reports and other public records has won approval from the General Assembly.
If signed into...
R.I. gas prices fall 1¢, ending 3-month rise
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices locally have fallen for the first time since late March, AAA Southern New England said today in its weekly fuel-price...
T.F. Green’s traffic up in May,<br> but still trailing 2007
Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport rose in May for the fourth straight month, but continued to lag year-ago levels, according to the latest...
R.I., Mass. and Conn., all among Top 10<br> in readiness for...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Massachusetts remains No. 1, Connecticut surges three spots to No. 7 and Rhode Island moves up one notch to No....
Leading Indicators rise 0.1% in May
NEW YORK – The U.S. Leading Economic Indicators rose in May, surprising analysts, The Conference Board reported today.
The trade group’s Leading Index –...
T.F. Green traffic rises, but not to year-ago level
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) rose in May for the fourth straight month, but continued to lag year-ago levels, according...
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