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During its decade-long existence, the Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Service has helped businesses function more efficiently. It is credited with increasing or retaining...
Gardening drives couple’s passion
If you drive out to the Seekonk/Attleboro border, you can find Michel and Judy Marcellot “following their bliss” at the nearly four-acre Seven Arrows...
Prof raises awareness for construction ed
Frederick Gould, Roger Williams University’s Ahlborg professor of construction management, was honored as ASC Outstanding Educator of the Year at the International Conference of...
Manufacturers’ leader sees<br> industry in peril
Along with running a 200-employee manufacturing company, Al Lubrano spends about a third of his free time advocating for manufacturers, especially in terms of...
R.I. disaster declared for April 15 storm
WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush has declared that a major disaster exists in Rhode Island in the wake of the April 15 to...
Sales of existing homes fall 2.7%
WASHINGTON – Sales of existing homes nationwide unexpectedly fell in April, according to a report today from the National Association of Realtors.
Total existing-home sales...
Newport buys 5.3 acres in North End</br> from RIDOT for $1.5M
NEWPORT – The city has agreed to purchase a 5.34-acre North End parcel from the R.I. Department of Transportation, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced...
Verizon gets OK for FiOS TV in R.I. ‘Area 6’
WARWICK – Verizon Communications has been granted final approval by the R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers to begin offering television service via...
U.S. new-home sales surge 16.2%
WASHINGTON – Sales of new single-family homes rose 16.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted rate of 981,000 houses per year from the...
Durable goods rise for 3rd month, by 0.6%
WASHINGTON – New orders for durable goods last month increased 0.6 percent to $217.9 billion, slowing from March’s revised 5.0-percent rise, according to preliminary...
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