Rhode Island a popular destination for meetings
Though 2008 has proved to be a tough economy for many businesses, companies are still holding destination meetings in Rhode Island to encourage creative...
Conventions help boost Providence hotel business
Air travel prices are rising and the economy remains sluggish, but none of that has deterred travelers from flocking to Providence, an informal survey...
Report forecasts slower growth for IT
NEW YORK – Information technology spending will continue to grow this year, but at a slower pace than in 2007, analyst Goldman Sachs predicts...
Fed defies expectations, stands pat on rates
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve policymakers today defied expectations, ending their two-day session with a vote to keep their benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.0...
N.E. payrolls outgrow nation’s despite R.I. declines
BOSTON – Non-farm employment increased more quickly in New England than nationwide over the past year, as increases in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and...
Airports targeted for media boutiques
WARWICK – A New York Times Bookstore, where no other newspapers are sold, is slated to open later this year at T.F. Green Airport...
Consumer prices dip as energy costs fall
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices dipped last month for the first time since October 2006, as fuel prices retreated from July’s record highs, the U.S....
Citizens making employee-discount program public
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group had said it will offer its employee-discount program to the public for home equity and mortgage loans in response...
Editorial Cartoon: Dunk the Teacher
Beneath a headline that says "News item: Due to state funding cuts, teachers at local universities and colleges find new fundraising methods to save...
Opportunity waits for the discovery
Although it is indisputable that the economy around these parts is anemic at best, there are opportunities for those willing and able to look...