Department of the Interior reports economic impact in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of the Interior supported 774 jobs and had an economic output of $62.3 million in Rhode Island fiscal 2018,...
U.S. inflation expectations slip to record low in Fed survey
NEW YORK – A gauge of inflation expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York fell in September to the lowest level in...
R.I. gas prices dip 1 cent this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 1 cent this week to $2.49 per gallon, 15 cents...
Correia takes leave of absence
FALL RIVER – Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II will take a leave of absence and is suspending his reelection efforts, Correia announced Tuesday.Correia did...
State takeover of PPSD to begin Nov. 1
PROVIDENCE – The state takeover of the Providence Public School District will begin Nov. 1, the R.I. Department of Education announced Tuesday.Concurrently, R.I. Education...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy slows in August despite scattered growth
PROVIDENCE – The state’s current conditions index for August matched its value from one year ago at 67, a decline from 83 one month prior.Despite...
Middletown firm lands two Navy contracts worth $10.7m
MIDDLETOWN – MIKEL Inc. has been awarded two U.S. Navy contracts worth about $10.7 million, the Middletown-based company announced late Thursday.The larger of the...
Drug costs for some U.S. seniors to rise by hundreds of...
NEW YORK – Senior citizens with high prescription drug costs are facing hundreds of dollars in additional expenses next year, according to a new...
Average weekly wage in Bristol County, Mass., increases 4.2% in Q1
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly wage in Bristol County, Mass., was $999 in the first quarter of 2019, a 4.2% increase year over year,...
DEM seeks schools for free laboratory chemical removal program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said Friday that is seeking more schools to participate in a program to remove and dispose...
