15 local firms among Inc. fastest-growing
NEW YORK – Twelve Rhode Island-based companies and three from Bristol County, Mass., are among the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing firms, according to a new...
Household incomes rise but insurance rates fall
WASHINGTON – More Americans went without health insurance last year, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute.
The percentage of U.S. residents...
R.I. child poverty rate plunges in 2006
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the nation’s 17th-lowest rate of child poverty last year, a marked improvement from its 35th-lowest ranking in 2005, according...
R.I. issues call for ‘smart-growth’ proposals
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Housing, accompanied by the R.I. Department of Planning and Grow Smart Rhode Island, today announced a $10 million affordable-housing and...
APC-MGE teams up with STULZ to expand<br> data-center cooling systems and...
WEST KINGSTON and HAMBURG – APC-MGE and the air-conditioning experts of Hamburg-based STULZ Gmbh are teaming up to deliver integrated data-center cooling products and...
Consumers lose confidence in August
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer confidence retreated this month, giving up its July gains, amid news of plunging stock prices and sagging home values,...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 8¢ to $2.689
PROVIDENCE – Retail gasoline prices in Rhode Island have declined for the sixth straight week, to their lowest level since April 2, according to...
Same-store sales rise 0.3% last week
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year rose 0.3 percent over the past week, accelerating from the previous...
NAR: Sunnier times for commercial market
WASHINGTON – A forward-looking indicator for the national commercial real estate market has improved for the ninth consecutive quarter, according to the National...
SBA deadline looms for Bernat Mill fire victims
BOSTON – Businesses, nonprofits and residents whose property was damaged by the Bernat Mill Complex fire in Uxbridge have until Sept. 21 to...
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