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WILLIAM F. HATFIELD, Rhode Island president of Bank of America, presents a check for $30,000 to Sharon Conard-Wells, executive director of West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation. /

BofA donates $30,000 to R.I. nonprofit developer

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently donated $30,000 to the West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation to support construction and rehabilitation of homes in...
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R.I. commercial real estate has banner year in 2007

PROVIDENCE – Despite the general weakness in the residential real estate market, Rhode Island’s commercial market, “and the downtown Providence market in particular, remain...
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U.S. employment dips slightly in February

WASHINGTON – U.S. non-farm payroll employment declined slightly in February to 145.99 million, a decline of 63,000 jobs from the revised January level, as...

Environmental groups oppose moratorium<br> on offshore renewable-energy projects

PROVIDENCE – Two of Rhode Island’s most active environmental groups have come out against a proposal by the staff of the R.I. Coastal Resources...

MBA: U.S. foreclosures hit new high in 4Q

WASHINGTON – “The rate of foreclosure starts and the percent of loans in the process of foreclosure are at the highest levels ever,” the...

NAR sees relief ahead as pending home sales stabilize

WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes nationwide are expected to hold steady through late spring at an annual pace of about 4.9 million per...

Discount grocer ALDI opens first R.I. store

WARWICK – German discount grocer ALDI Inc. this week opened its first Rhode Island store, at 444 Quaker Lane, and is planning to open...

PreserveRI wins $127,500 grant from National Trust

PROVIDENCE – Preserve Rhode Island has been awarded a $127,500 Partner in the Field matching grant from The National Trust for Historic Preservation to...
BESIDES THE WWII MEMORIAL in Washington, D.C., above, Friedrich St. Florian is best known for his design for the Providence Place mall and its Skybridge and his efforts as a RISD educator. /

St. Florian elected to AIA College of Fellows

PROVIDENCE – Friedrich St. Florian, a professor emeritus of the Rhode Island School of Design and the designer of the $160 million World War...

BLS raises estimates of U.S. productivity in 2007

WASHINGTON – Business and manufacturing productivity both increased more quickly in 2007 than previously thought, based on revised figures released today by the U.S....
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