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Report: U.S. could lose 2M jobs in 2009

NEW YORK – The U.S. employment picture darkened further last month, suggesting that job losses could continue well into 2009, according to The Conference...

United Way launches homeless help campaign

PROVIDENCE – It was shortly after Christmas when she received the eviction notice. Georgeinna “Georgia” Moten, 47, a working mother of seven who rents...

Brown, PC ranked among best college values

WASHINGTON – Brown University is the nation’s 12th best value among private universities and Providence College is No. 31 in an annual ranking by...

Rhode Island housing authorities slated to get federal funding

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island housing authorities across the state will receive more than $668,000 in federal funding through the federal Housing Choice Voucher Family...

Cox says it’s committed to 2009 cell phone launch

Cox Communications is working on its plan to offer cell phone service in Rhode Island, but officials remain tight-lipped about the details, a sign...
WELL CONNECTED: A Cox technician works to install broadband Internet access for a household. The company said it 
hasn’t witnessed a slowdown in demand. /

R.I. falls in broadband rankings

Among Rhode Island’s many pleasures, from its beaches to its arts scene, is a particularly utilitarian benefit – the Ocean State boasts the fastest...
TOWERING PRESENCE: Lisa Valentine, a salesperson at Towerstream Corp. in Middletown, works the phones at the company’s headquarters. The company anticipates reporting fourth-quarter results 10-percent higher than the previous three months. /

Towerstream growing despite downturn

Slowing economy or not, Towerstream Corp. CEO Jeff Thompson says he couldn’t be more pleased with his company’s performance over the last year. Sure, the...

Motorola offers recycled phone, touch-screen device

Motorola Inc., the money-losing mobile-phone maker, will release a handset made of recycled plastic water bottles and a touch-screen device that will compete with...

Intel seeking payoff in 2009 from TV products

Intel Corp., resurrecting a stalled bid to make its chips the key component in home-entertainment devices, expects to make headway this year as consumers...

Balance the budget, but invest, too

Balancing the state’s budget is clearly the most important thing that Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and the General Assembly must do in the first...
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