Details of ALCO affordable-housing plan unveiled
PROVIDENCE – A St. Louis-based developer and its local nonprofit partners today announced plans to build 201 mixed-income apartments above a retail center and...
ALCO plans revised to include more affordable housing
PROVIDENCE – Developers today announced a plan to include 201 “mixed-income” apartments among the 700-plus units slated to be built in the American...
8 more leaders named to URI innovation panel
KINGSTON – Retired R.I. Supreme Court Justice Robert G. Flanders Jr., chairman of the University of Rhode Island Commission for Innovation and Research, today...
New group aims to defend industrial waterfront
PROVIDENCE – Eight water-dependent businesses along the Allens Avenue industrial corridor today announced the formation of an alliance against what they say is an...
Fed finds racial disparities in loan rates
WASHINGTON – “The incidence of higher-priced lending for blacks and Hispanic white borrowers is notably greater than for non-Hispanic whites,” Federal Reserve analysts wrote...
Hasbro limits bond sale to $350M
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) trimmed its planned $600 million debt sale to $350 million, as the global credit crunch and investor concerns...
R.I. Business Plan Competition to double prize money
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition today launched its 2008 season. With a record $150,000-plus in prizes, the contest will rank among...
Professional services revenue surges in 2Q
WASHINGTON – The U.S. information sector attracted estimated revenue of $280.8 billion in the second quarter, an increase of 3.8 percent from the previous...
Dollar touches record low against euro
NEW YORK – The dollar dipped to a record low against the euro today as investors became more certain that Federal Reserve policymakers will...
DLT helping Whole Foods to hire 200 workers
CRANSTON – The R.I. Employer Service Unit, a division of the state Department of Labor and Training, is teaming up with the Whole Foods...
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