Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Mass. home sales, prices decline again in August

BOSTON – For the 16th consecutive month, single-family home prices in Massachusetts fell in August compared with the same month a year ago, while...
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College clientele ensures off-season is still strong

John Fogarty, owner of Albie’s Place, a deli in the Kingston Emporium, says it’s like “night and day.” When students flock back to the...
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Hookah bar hooks URI students in

Mahoud “Mark” Najib doesn’t particularly care for the use of the words “hookah bar” to describe his new venture in South Kingstown. “We prefer water...

Audio tours give visitors best of North Kingstown

North Kingstown might not seem like a destination for cultural tourism – at least, not to those unaware of the town’s historic gems. But Rhode...
THE HOLIDAY INN SOHO, above, is one of two hotels that Procaccianti has acquired in Manhattan; they are its first properties in the city. /

Procaccianti buys Manhattan hotels

The Procaccianti Group last week announced it is venturing into a new market, Manhattan, with the acquisition of two hotels there, for undisclosed prices. The...

Bank of America sponsors local PBS nutrition show

In recognition of Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s 25th anniversary, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to help fund...

2007 Winners: <br>Innovation success is in the DNA<br> of the state’s...

Judging the 2007 Rhode Island Innovation Awards affords me the opportunity to gain insight into some of the most interesting companies and people in...
CHARLIE CANNON, co-founder of LOCAL Architecture Research Design, says architects should always ponder the environmental, economic and human impact of all their projects, and they can best do that by seeking input from multiple sources. /

Working together for multi-layered solutions

In the normal course of business, an architect’s day starts with a client, an idea for a structure, a budget and the directive: Draw...
GARY GOLDBERG, founder and CEO of CleanBrands LLC, learned about the havoc that allergens in pillows and beds can wreak after his son developed asthma, and he put his expertise in textiles to work to find a solution to the problem. /

Bed and pillow covers to make sleep healthier

Even as the founder and CEO of a startup business, Gary Goldberg doesn’t have any problems sleeping at night. And thanks to his company,...
MATT GRIGSBY and his Ecolect co-founder, Joe Gebbia, were still students at Rhode Island School of Design when they began talking about developing a clearinghouse for information about sustainable materials that designers could use in their projects. /

Making it easier to pick sustainable materials

Once the Ecolect Web site is launched, designers will have a valuable tool to assist them in making their projects, and/or their clients’ projects,...
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