Susan A. Baird
Mass. to rejoin N.E. power-plant emissions pact
BOSTON – At a news conference this afternoon at the University of Massachusetts–Boston, Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to announce that Massachusetts will rejoin...
Mass. to sign N.E. greenhouse pact; eyes turn to R.I.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval Patrick, speaking this afternoon at the University of Massachusetts–Boston, has declared that Massachusetts has rejoined the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Dartmouth sets tax auction of 66 properties
DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The town has scheduled a tax possession auction for Friday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. in the John Marland Meeting Room...
BLS report shows Providence area gaining 2,000 jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Wednesday released its breakdown of November employment and unemployment rates in 367 metropolitan areas nationwide....
BLS report shows Providence area gaining 2,000 jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday released its breakdown of November employment and unemployment rates in 367 metropolitan areas nationwide....
Ze-gen wins OK for New Bedford waste-to-gas test
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection’s Solid Waste and Air Departments have issued conditional permits to Ze-gen for the construction of a...
German firm picks R.I. for its North American HQ
Polyrack North American Corp. was joined this month by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, Mayor David S. Iwuc, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation and the...
Hires, turnover steady in Oct., as openings edge up
Little change was seen in the job openings, hires and total separations rates in October, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Northeast’s 4.2% is lowest regional jobless rate in Oct.
Across the nation last month, regional and state unemployment rates were mostly unchanged or slightly below September's, according to a report Tuesday by...
Economists see ‘turbulent’ R.I., slow-growing N.E.
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – New England’s growth is expected to lag that nationwide through the end of the decade, and Rhode Island’s to lag the...









