Consumers’ mood dims again in final May report
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The mood of U.S. consumers fell this month to its lowest level in 28 years, but not quite so...
Savings rate rises as consumers grow cautious
WASHINGTON – Consumer spending nationwide rose $21.4 billion last month, lagging the $23.4 billion rise in disposable personal income, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau...
RIBA slates ‘green’ building seminar
EAST PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Builders Association next month will host a seminar on Green Building techniques.
Daniel J. “Dan” Paquette, chairman of RIBA’s...
Lead-inspection certificates go online
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing Resources Commission this week announced the launch of a Web-based utility that makes lead-inspection records available to renters.
The Lead...
Grand opening slated for 333 Atwells
PROVIDENCE – A 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting today will mark the official opening of 333 Atwells Avenue, a 24-condominium mixed-use development on Federal Hill.
Most units...
A home for the homeless in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET – The renovation of a former funeral home on Garden Street into permanent housing for the homeless was celebrated this week by state...
Picerne wins 7th military contract
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Picerne Military Housing has been awarded the final of 35 military-housing privatization contracts that have been given since 2001 as part...
Granoffs to rehab Arcade for $8M
PROVIDENCE – Granoff Associates LLC today announced plans to renovate the Arcade, repositioning it for the future with LEED certification and an updated HVAC...
R.I. no longer in Top 10 for taxes, study finds
MADISON, Wis. – State and local taxes consumed 12.19 percent of Rhode Islanders’ personal income in fiscal 2006, the 12th highest share nationwide,...
R.I. home sales keep dropping, as do prices
WARWICK – The median price of homes sold in April fell 10.7 percent year-over-year, to $242,000 from $271,000 in April 2007, the Rhode...
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