Susan A. Baird
R.I. gas prices rise for 11th week, to $4.079
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices locally have risen for the 11th consecutive week, leaving Rhode Island with prices more than a dollar a gallon higher...
Jobless rate surges to 5.5%
WASHINGTON – Employment nationwide shrank in May for the fifth consecutive month as the U.S. unemployment rate surged to a three-and-a-half-year high of 5.5...
Mortgage applications fall 15.3% nationwide
WASHINGTON – The number of mortgage loan applications nationwide last week continued their decline as interest rates again rose on 30-year loans, the...
Elmwood neighborhood CDCs to merge
PROVIDENCE – Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services and The Elmwood Foundation have decided to merge into a single group, effective July 1, the nonprofits said...
2 local firms do well in New England PR awards
BOSTON – Providence-based RDW Group Inc. took home 20 honors, more than any other local agency, from The Publicity Club of New England’s 2008...
R.I. domestic product grows 0.1%
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island ranked 45th nationwide last year for economic growth, but 22nd for per-capita production, according to a report today from the...
ADP: U.S. payrolls add 40,000 jobs in May
ROSELAND, N.J. – Employment at U.S. companies grew in May for the third consecutive month, according to preliminary data released today by ADP Employer...
Local CFOs expect to add staff in 3Q
PROVIDENCE – Local demand for full-time accounting and finance professionals is expected to increase in the July to September period, according to a new...
U.S. factory orders rise 1.1% in April
WASHINGTON – Total new orders received by U.S. manufacturers in April rose $5.0 billion compared with the month before to $445.2 billion, the U.S....
Traction rolls out TeamPage 4.0
PROVIDENCE – Traction Software, a developer of secure, scalable software for hypertext collaboration, today unveiled TeamPage 4.0, the latest version of its award-winning blog...
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