BofA appeals LaSalle ruling to Dutch high court
Bank of America Corp. has appealed to the Dutch Supreme Court a ruling that blocked its acquisition of ABN Amro Holding NV’s Chicago-based LaSalle...
Fertile ground for Rhode Island skills
Second in a series on a four-day trade mission to the Bahamas.
NASSAU, the Bahamas – It was 9:15 a.m. when Newport Collaborative CEO John...
ICSC: Retail sales last week rose 0.8%
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year increased 0.8 percent over the past week, after falling 0.6 percent...
Consumer prices edge up 0.4% in April
WASHINGTON – The seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) last month rose 0.4 percent to 2.6 percent above its year-ago...
A sunny destination for business
First in a series on a four-day trade mission to the Bahamas.
We arrived in Nassau, the Bahamas, yesterday at 1:10 p.m.
“It’s not hot...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 1¢ to $2.989
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices rose for the 13th consecutive week but remained just shy of $3 per gallon, according to AAA Southern...
R.I. courts biotechnology firms <br> at international gathering in Boston
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick grabbed national headlines at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s international convention in Boston last week with his pledge to invest $1.25...
Davol building new HQ to grow into
A booming plastic-surgery market and other favorable trends have made Davol Inc. outgrow its Cranston home, so it’s having a developer build it a...
Joining forces to help the homeless
Amid rising homelessness in Rhode Island, Amos House has launched a program that pairs up homeless families with local churches to help them with...
PPS lists 11 properties at greatest risk
After a three-year hiatus, the Providence Preservation Society has once again compiled a list of “most endangered properties” in the city, including the Episcopal...














