2007 winners:<br>12 honored at PBN-R.I. EDC-Tech Collective gala
PAWTUCKET – Innovators in a wide range of sectors came together last night for the combined Rhode Island Innovation Awards and Tech Laureates Night...
VA to provide $5.7M for cemetery expansion
WASHINGTON – The $5.7 million expansion of the R.I. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter will be paid for by the U.S. Department of Veterans...
DLT: R.I.’s employment growth continues
CRANSTON – The state gained 300 payroll jobs last month, in its seventh consecutive month of employment gains, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
R.I. wins $500k to help replace Salty Brine pavilion
WASHINGTON – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a federal grant of $500,000 to help replace the pavilion at Salty Brine...
Quonset Gateway gains state approval
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Statewide Planning Commission this morning approved the revised Quonset Gateway proposal, clearing the way for the mixed-use development of the...
Personal income rises 1.2% nationwide, 0.5% in R.I.
WASHINGTON – U.S. personal income grew at a rate of 1.2 percent in the quarter ended June 30, less than half the first-quarter’s 2.5-percent...
U.S. leading indicators plunge 0.6% in August
NEW YORK – The index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators fell sharply in August, continuing its roller-coaster ride, according to a report today from...
Fewer R.I. homes sell in August, more on market
WARWICK – Realtors in Rhode Island saw nearly 10 percent fewer home sales close in August than in the same month last year, while...
EDC launches Web portal to grow IT sector
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has launched an Internet portal to help grow the state’s information technology and digital media sector.
The new...
10,000th donation reached at Blue Cross blood drive
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s quarterly blood drive, held July 12, hit a big milestone: the 10,000th donation received – from...
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