Hanging with the Transformers
PROVIDENCE – With the new “Transformers” live-action movie slated to open in the middle of last week, excitement was high as fans of the...
R.I. home prices decline 1.4%<br> as unsold inventory soars 38%
WARWICK – Through June, single-family home sales “have moderated as expected,” Cecile Cohen, president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, said today in...
HUD to give $13.2M to 4 R.I. cities
WASHINGTON – The cities of Providence, Cranston, Warwick and Woonsocket will receive more than $13 million in affordable-housing aid from the U.S. Department of...
CVS pledges $1.1M for Boundless Playgrounds
WOONSOCKET – CVS All Kids Can, a program of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Inc. and CVS/pharmacy, today pledged $1.1 million to Boundless Playgrounds....
U.S. jobless rate steady as payrolls grow
WASHINGTON – Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in June, according to the Employment Situation report released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Kent Center set to move to new headquarters
WARWICK – The Kent Center for Human and Organizational Development’s new headquarters, at 2756 Post Road, will officially open on Monday.
The Greenwood location “will...
PPS receives grant for Downcity marker program
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund, manager of the $2 million Neighborhood Fund and the $7.2 million Downcity Fund, has been...
Layoff announcements fall 17%
CHICAGO – Corporate layoff announcements nationwide fell to 55,726 last month, 17 percent fewer than in June 2006 and 22 percent fewer than in...
Non-manufacturing industries boom in June
TEMPE, Ariz. – Growth among non-manufacturing businesses last month surprised analysts by accelerating to the fastest pace since April 2006, according to a report...
Pentagon vehicles play robot villains
The evil alien robots of the “Transformers” live-action film that opened yesterday at theaters nationwide have some controversial alter egos: combat vehicles used by...
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