Susan A. Baird
Housing starts, permits surge in N.E.<br> in May but decline nationwide
WASHINGTON – New housing starts and new permits for future construction both soared last month in the Northeast, erasing April’s declines, according to the...
Capco, city in public-private training program
PROVIDENCE – Capco Steel Corp. is teaming up with the City of Providence to offer six-month paid apprenticeships to eligible city residents.
The jobs-training...
Factory prices surge 1.4% in May
WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices paid to U.S. factories and farmers rose in May for the fifth consecutive month, resuming their rise after an April...
Patrick lauded as biotech Governor of Year
SAN DIEGO – Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick, in California for the annual convention of the global Biotechnology Industry Organization, was honored today as...
Navy breaks ground for Supply Corps School
NEWPORT – The Naval Supply Corps School and Center for Service Support’s relocation to Rhode Island moved one step closer to reality today as...
RIPEC: R.I.’s spending above national average
Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2006, the latest year for which such data are available, according to...
Pending-sales jump hints at housing turnaround
Sales of existing homes nationwide may rise slightly over the next couple of months, and improve significantly by the end of the year as...
Jury rules hospital must pay $2M to heart patient
A Providence County Superior Court jury ruled that Rhode Island Hospital must pay $2 million plus interest to a Warwick man for brain damage...
112 vessels flock to N.Y. Yacht Club regatta
NEWPORT – The New York Yacht Club’s 154th Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex, has drawn a fleet of 112 vessels of all vintages to...
R.I. in Top 20 states, Mass. in Top 10 for foreclosures
IRVINE, Calif. – The number of foreclosure actions reported statewide surged last month in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as the situation in both...
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