Quonset attracts residential building across street
Ground was broken this month on a $30 million mixed-use complex on the site once occupied by the Quonset Drive-In in North Kingstown, just...
Talk America customers can sue over fee changes
Cavalier Telephone LLC’s Talk America unit must face a lawsuit by long-distance customers claiming it added new service fees without notifying them other than...
Congressman seeks probe of nonprofit loan providers
U.S. Rep. George Miller, a California Democrat, has asked the research arm of Congress to investigate whether nonprofit student-loan providers are abusing their tax...
New R.I. budget brings a greater tax burden
It was a loud and very public scrap – complete with opposing ad campaigns, political posturing and much name-calling. In the end, the Democrat-dominated...
Report: R.I.’s 3 health plans posted solid ’06 profits
A report issued by the state last week shows all three of Rhode Island’s health insurers posted “strong financial performances” last year: a 2.9-percent...
RIEDC seeks to overhaul all its financial offerings
Aiming to bolster and restructure the financing options it offers to companies throughout the state, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation announced last week that...
R.I. DOT to get $5.4M for Wickford commuter rail
WASHINGTON – The effort to extend the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail service to North Kingstown got a boost today with the announcement...
Refi attempts drive up mortgage applications
WASHINGTON – Mortgage applications nationwide rose last week, led by an increase in refinancing applications, according to a report today from the Mortgage Bankers...
Housing starts, building permits at 12-year low
WASHINGTON – U.S. housing starts and building permits both declined last month to a 12-year low, lagging analyst expectations, according to a joint report...
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