Shawmut completes West Middle House renovation
PROVIDENCE – Shawmut Design and Construction has completed a renovation of the West Middle House, a 15,000-square-foot historic building centrally located on the Moses...
ASA moves to South County Commons
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After 25 years in Narragansett, Applied Science Associates Inc. has relocated to a 10,000-square-foot office in South County Commons.
The move,...
Settlement may boost R.I. electric rates
WARWICK – National Grid will pay $50.2 million over the next year to settle its disputes with electricity wholesaler Constellation Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:...
New jobless claims hit 7-year high
WASHINGTON – The number of U.S. workers filing first-time jobless claims rose 0.2 percent last week to a seven-year high, according to the...
Senate approves $700B financial rescue
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate tonight approved an updated version of the $700 billion financial markets rescue plan that the House of Representatives had...
Sovereign shares continue climb back
PHILADELPHIA – Sovereign Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: SOV), the parent of Sovereign Bank, saw its stock rise today in New York trading despite negative recommendations...
Home-loan applications fell 23% last week
WASHINGTON – Residential mortgage applications nationwide plunged last week as capital became more scarce and consumers more wary, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today...
Senate to vote tonight on $700B rescue plan
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has slated a vote tonight on a revised $700 billion financial-rescue plan, which it has linked to an extension...
Manufacturing takes a hit in September
TEMPE, Ariz. – The U.S. manufacturing sector shrank sharply in September, registering its steepest one-month decline since the nation’s last recession, the Institute for...
Joblessness rises in 95.9% of metro areas,<br> including Providence and New...
WASHINGTON – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metropolitan area continued to rise in August, as the work force expanded while local payrolls...
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