Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Picerne inks 6th military housing privatization pact

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Picerne Military Housing has been selected by the Army to help develop a plan to renovate and privatize more than 1,600...
STATEWIDE, 11.7 percent fewer single-family houses and 14.5 percent fewer condos were sold in August than in the same month of 2006. Above, homes in the mixed-use Centre of New England, at the boundary of Coventry, West Greenwich and East Greenwich. /

R.I. house, condo sales both decline

BOSTON – Sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island continued to fall in August compared with a year ago, according to figures released today...
CLEAN-ROOM workers at Contech Medical Inc. in Providence assemble dispensers for guidewires used in angioplasty procedures. /

Jobless rates fall in New Bedford, Providence

WASHINGTON – Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 206 of 369 major metropolitan areas nationwide, higher in 134 and...
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NAR: Pending home sales fall 6.5% in August

WASHINGTON – The number of contracts signed for existing homes in August fell 6.5 percent from its July level, after falling a revised 11...

ICSC: Same-store sales steady last week

NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year were unchanged last week, after falling 1.0 percent the week before,...

Quinlan Cos. in new alliance with ChartOne

PROVIDENCE – The Quinlan Cos. today announced the acquisition of three warehouses, in Florida, Maryland and Texas, from ChartOne Inc. of Burlington, Mass. The...

BIF adds 5 board members, gears up for 3rd conference

PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory has expanded its leadership team with the addition to its board of directors of Lorne Adrain, Dr. Arthur...

Wright-Pierce named to Circle of Excellence

PROVIDENCE – Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering firm serving the New England market, has been honored by PSMJ Resources Inc. as a...

AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 2¢ to $2.699

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island rose an average of 2 cents per gallon for the second consecutive week, according to AAA Southern...

DOT opens ‘Iway October’ with new Podcast series

PROVIDENCE – A series of three-minute Podcasts telling the story of the Iway project was unveiled today by the R.I. Department of Transportation. Each...
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