Neighborhood Opportunities Program crucial for homeless
Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, earlier this month led about 300 people on a march from Kennedy Plaza to...
AAA: Gas prices up slightly in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE — The average price of gasoline rose by a penny in Rhode Island and by three cents in Massachusetts last week, AAA Southern...
Hotel, restaurant revenue down in Feb.
PROVIDENCE — The recession continued to hurt the state’s hospitality industry in February, state tax collection figures show.
Meal and beverage tax collections in Rhode...
Market frowns on BofA despite big profit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America today said its profit more than tripled in the first quarter on gains from trading and home refinancing,...
Eateries count on customer loyalty
As Rhode Island was slipping into recession a year and a half ago, Providence restaurateur Gianfranco Marrocco took a close look at customer trends...
Hasbro profit drops 47% as toy sales fall
PAWTUCKET — Hasbro Inc. today said its profit in the first three months of the year plunged 47 percent compared with a year earlier,...
Providence sees home prices drop by half
SHELTON, Conn. – In Providence, the median price for a single-family home was halved in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same...
Clear Channel revenue drops 23% in Q1
SAN ANTONIO — First-quarter revenue was down 23 percent compared with a year earlier at CC Media Holdings Inc., the parent of broadcasting and...
Managing inventory key to survival
In a recession, local manufacturers are finding that their survival now more than ever depends on their ability to control inventory costs.
At a...
Hotels competing on package deals
Despite having led multiple tours of the new Hampton Inn & Suites Providence Downtown in just a few days, Jeffrey T. Karam still stopped...
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