Economic Activity

It’s time for Rhode Island to take bold action.

Economic Activity 10/20/2007

We live in cynical times. We believe principle is rarely part of the process in politics. We question the sincerity of our elected leaders;...

GOING MOBILE: KVH offers boaters satellite-based communications and entertainment systems including Internet service, above, as well as telephone and digital TV. /

KVH wins Houseboating Adventures’ DIGI Award

Economic Activity 10/19/2007

MIDDLETOWN – Mobile entertainment and communications company KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has been named Communications Company of the Year by Houseboating Adventures magazine....

Analysts: Fed actions boosted inflation, housing prices

Economic Activity 10/19/2007

ST. LOUIS – Federal Reserve decisions earlier this decade increased U.S. inflation rates and helped create the housing boom that preceded the current bust,...

R.I. adds 300 jobs in Sept., to new record

Economic Activity 10/19/2007

CRANSTON – Employment at Rhode Island businesses last month swelled to a record 499,800 jobs, after seasonal adjustment, 300 more than the revised August...

Patrick: Distressed homeowners in New Bedford,<br> six other cities, are targets of...

Economic Activity 10/18/2007

LAWRENCE, Mass. – Gov. Deval L. Patrick was joined by state and local officials, nonprofit leaders, mortgage lenders and local homeowners, for his announcement...

Brown med student one of 2007 ‘Angels Among Us’

Economic Activity 10/18/2007

DUBLIN, N.H. – Brown University medical student Rajiv Kumar, 24, of Providence, is one of five New Englanders featured by Yankee Magazine in its...

Ch. 10 parent’s 3Q revenue shrinks 4.5%

Economic Activity 10/18/2007

RICHMOND, Va. – Multimedia company Media General Inc. (NYSE: MEG), the parent of WJAR-NBC Channel 10 in Providence, today posted third-quarter revenue of $230.3...