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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...