Susan A. Baird
Consumer prices surge 0.6% in May
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices rose more than expected last month as food and energy prices soared, according to a report today from the U.S....
Cicilline ranked among top mayoral innovators
WASHINGTON – Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline has been honored by Governing Magazine and its Web site, Governing.com, as one of “America’s Innovative Mayors.”...
Retail sales surge 1% in May, surprising analysts
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food-service sales increased 1.0 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted $385.4 billion, according to a report today by...
Study: Mass. can’t rest on life-science laurels
BOSTON – The life science “Super Cluster” in Massachusetts “continues to change the face of medicine by driving research innovation, but it faces increasing...
R.I. is 21st in child well-being, Kids Count finds
BALTIMORE – Rhode Island is 21st nationwide for child well-being, Massachusetts is third and Connecticut is fourth, in a nationwide report released today by...
Carcieri names 5 experts to rate wind-farm bids
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri this afternoon named a panel of experts to evaluate bids from private contractors interested in creating a wind...
U.S. mortgage applications rise 10.9%
WASHINGTON – More mortgage applications were filed last week than the week before nationwide, as falling house prices offset the continuing rise in interest...
R.I. continues to outspend most states, <br> but not on highways or...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2006, the latest year for which such data are available,...
N.E. hiring outlook dims slightly in 3Q
MILWAUKEE – Employers in the Northeast expect hiring conditions to be “slightly weaker” in the third quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey...
U.S. pending home sales rise 6.3%,<br> hinting at turnaround, Realtors say
WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes nationwide may rise slightly over the next couple of months, and improve significantly by the end of the...
