Sales of R.I. houses, condos fall in April
BOSTON – April marked the 15th consecutive month that single-family home sales fell in Rhode Island, The Warren Group said in a...
Local CFOs expect to add staff in 3Q
PROVIDENCE – Local demand for full-time accounting and finance professionals is expected to increase in the July to September period, according to a new...
R.I. hosts 2nd Collaborative Research Symposium
PROVIDENCE – The life sciences and biotechnology are the focus today as the R.I. Science and Technology Council (STAC) hosts its second annual...
U.S. factory orders rise 1.1% in April
WASHINGTON – Total new orders received by U.S. manufacturers in April rose $5.0 billion compared with the month before to $445.2 billion, the U.S....
State analysis: R.I. 11th in nation for tax burden
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue today released an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data for fiscal year 2006 that places the state...
Profits at FDIC-insured institutions fall 45%
WASHINGTON – Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) nationwide reported net income of $19.3 billion in the...
Traction rolls out TeamPage 4.0
PROVIDENCE – Traction Software, a developer of secure, scalable software for hypertext collaboration, today unveiled TeamPage 4.0, the latest version of its award-winning blog...
Jury clears 2 ex-CVS officials in influence scandal
PROVIDENCE – Two former executives of Woonsocket-based CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) have been exonerated in the influence-peddling scandal known as Operation Dollar Bill.
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Price of gas in R.I. breaks $4,<br> diesel nears $5 in AAA...
PROVIDENCE – The price of gasoline has increased for the 10th consecutive week, AAA said in its weekly fuel-price report, making Rhode Island...
Consumers Union launches health care tour, hospital ratings
YONKERS, N.Y. – Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, last week launched a national tour to listen to Americans talk about their...
