Economic Activity

R.I. breaks jobs records, but slowdown predicted

Economic Activity 04/28/2007

Figures from the R.I. Department of Labor and Training show the number of jobs in Rhode Island grew by 4,500 from March 2006 to...

TUB-SHAPED GIRDERS that will support the roadbed are eased into place by a crane. I-95 will be shut down as workers place two steel supports, weighing 70 tons and 105 tons, and 13 overhead girders weighing up to 223 tons. /

I-95 to close for 13 nights, starting April 29

Economic Activity 04/27/2007

PROVIDENCE – A series of overnight closures of portions of Interstate 95 in Providence between Exit 18 (Thurbers Avenue) and Exit 20 (Interstate 195)...

Convention Center parking rates rising 5% to 20%

Economic Activity 04/27/2007

PROVIDENCE – The price of parking in the R.I. Convention Center’s 2,500 parking spaces will rise June 1 by anywhere from 5 to 20...

NSTAR 1Q profit rises 8.6% as temps fall

Economic Activity 04/27/2007

BOSTON – NSTAR (NYSE: NST), a utility company serving Dartmouth and New Bedford, today posted an 8.6-percent increase in first-quarter profit to $47.8 million...

Consumer sentiment at 7-month low in April

Economic Activity 04/27/2007

Consumer sentiment hit a seven-month low in April amid concerns about gasoline prices, inflation and the housing market, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan...

HOUSING CONSTRUCTION dropped 17 percent, slowing from the fourth quarter's 19.8-percent plunge, but continued to weigh down the economy. Above, Manuel Lasaro frames the roof of a three-unit apartment building near Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside, Calif. /

U.S. economy slows to 1.3% growth rate

Economic Activity 04/27/2007

WASHINGTON – The nation’s real gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first quarter, little more than half...

AT ITS PEAK in the 1950s, the mill housed 18,000 spindles and at least 166 looms. /

Olneyville mill named to National Register

Economic Activity 04/26/2007

PROVIDENCE – A mill complex in Olneyville has been named to the National Register of Historic Places, R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Chairman...

Help-Wanted Index dips 1 point in March

Economic Activity 04/26/2007

The Help-Wanted Advertising Index of job offerings in major newspapers nationwide declined in March for the third consecutive month to 30 points from February’s...

Clear Channel 1Q profit rises 6% to $102.2M

Economic Activity 04/26/2007

SAN ANTONIO – For the quarter ended March 31, Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE: CCU) today reported a 6-percent profit increase to $102.2 million...