RIAC gets $10M for noise abatement at Green
The R.I. Airport Corporation will receive $10 million in Federal Aviation Administration funds to continue its home-acquisition program in Warwick, U.S. Sen. Jack...
Housing starts rise in April as permits decline
WASHINGTON – U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rose last month while the number of building permits issued dropped to the lowest level in almost a...
R.I. economy slips into idle in March, CCI shows
KINGSTON – “Like the nation’s, Rhode Island’s economy slowed during the first quarter,” University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said today in his...
R.I. condo sales rise 4.3% in 1Q
WARWICK – First-quarter condominium sales in the Ocean State rose to 390, an increase of 4.3 percent compared with the 374 sales in the...
Mass. foreclosure auctions quadruple in April
As the housing market in Massachusetts continued to weaken, foreclosure auctions rose 355 percent in April to the highest level in years, according to...
FAA: Green will be ready for air traffic in 2025
WASHINGTON – T.F. Green Airport (PVD) will have sufficient capacity to handle its needs through at least 2025, if planned improvements are made, according...
In search of the big catch
Third in a series on a four-day trade mission to the Bahamas.
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Chris Lee and I got an early start yesterday....
Few banks tighten standards for prime loans
A “relatively small” number of U.S. lenders tightened their standards for prime mortgages in February, March and April, though a “considerable” number tightened their...
EPA awards $1.6M for R.I. brownfields projects
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded 10 grants totaling $1.6 million to help assess, clean up and redevelop blighted commercial and...
World Bank report blasts Wolfowitz
WASHINGTON – World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz violated the terms of his contract when he arranged a raise for his companion, and the agency...
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