$18M in new projects to be considered by R.I. Dept. of...
PROVIDENCE – The Health Services Council, which reviews certificate-of-need applications to the R.I. Department of Health, is reviewing applications for $18.04 million worth of...
Blazing a trail for entrepreneurs
Michelle Davidson opened Trinity Mortgage Solutions in 2005 on Colfax Street in Providence with four employees and the goal of serving minorities in the...
A four-point plan to reel in<br> R.I.’s budget deficit mess
As governor, it is my responsibility to ensure that Rhode Island is a place where you, your children and your grandchildren will stay and...
U.S. industrial output stalls in May
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production held steady in May at 112.7 percent of its 2002 average, after edging up a revised 0.4 percent in...
R.I. to receive $10.9M in federal housing aid
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island is slated to receive $10.88 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to U.S. Sen. Jack...
Consumer sentiment index falls in June
Optimism among U.S. consumers waned this month as interest rates rose, homes lost value and gasoline prices hovered at or above $3 per gallon,...
Consumer prices surge 0.7% in May
WASHINGTON – The seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) last month rose 0.7 percent, its fastest rate in nearly two...
Books on the Square under new ownership
PROVIDENCE – Books on the Square, an independent bookstore in Wayland Square that voluntarily entered receivership about two years ago, has been acquired by...
R.I. hits record job count in May<br> in spite of slow...
CRANSTON – The job count in Rhode Island once again has hit a record: 498,000 payroll jobs, an increase of 200 from April, with...
DEM sets workshops on septic-system rules
PROVIDENCE – Possible changes in the state’s guidelines for the siting and design of septic systems and related administrative and procedural issues will be...









