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Mass. home sales, prices fall in October

BOSTON – Sales and prices of Massachusetts homes both fell last month compared with the same period of 2006, according to a report today...

PPS director leaving for San Francisco post

PROVIDENCE – Jack Gold has resigned as executive director of the Providence Preservation Society, effective Dec. 20, to accept a similar position with the...
THE MAY 4 RACE will be part of the Cox Providence Rhode Races, a  weekend-long event for runners of all ages and levels. /

JWU to co-sponsor Cox Rhode Races marathon

PROVIDENCE – The Cox Providence Rhode Races next May will feature a marathon, co-sponsored by Johnson & Wales University, representatives of the city, the...
BIONICA CORP. is creating a two-part personal communications system for the hearing impaired, which will offer a choice of sound-processing profiles for different environments. /

6 companies get innovation tax-credit designation

PROVIDENCE - Six Rhode Island companies have been approved to receive the state’s new innovation tax credit, which is designed to help startup companies...

AAA: Average gasoline price in R.I. steady at $3.079

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices at Rhode Island stations were unchanged over the past week, after rising for the past five weeks, AAA Southern New...
DESPITE WET WEATHER, Gallery Night Providence on Nov. 15 brought people out to the city’s art galleries. Here Brad Foster, left, and Sarah Clover of Providence take in the scene at Gallery 17 Peck downtown. /

Listening to the artists

It doesn’t matter how much city officials tout Providence as an arts and cultural destination – if the goods aren’t there, or if the...

Startup aims to be pioneer in cell phone payments

Betting that millions of North American consumers will use their cell phones to pay bills, wire money or buy a half-gallon of milk, four...
THE HYATT REGENCY Newport Hotel & Spa is investing $30 million to make itself more appealing to an upscale audience. Above, an artist’s rendering of the upgraded lobby bar; below, the ballroom. /

Newport Hyatt upgrades in $30M ‘transformation’

Several hotels in Newport have recently undergone, or are still going through, significant renovations. But the $30 million project at the Hyatt Regency Newport...
L.L. BEAN EMPLOYEE Scott Mighill shows customer Bob Fredrick a set of showshoes during opening day of the 25,000-square-foot store in Mansfield Nov. 16. /

Love the great outdoors? 2 new stores beckon you

Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island hunters, fishers, boaters and hikers who shop for their gear through big-name outdoor supply catalogs and Web sites have...
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