Preservation Society sets May 8 celebration
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society today announced plans to unveil its 2007 Most Endangered Properties List on Tuesday, May 8, during a 4...
iRobot adds 2 pool-cleaning robots
BURLINGTON, Mass. – iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced the addition of two pool-cleaning models to its line of home robots.
The Verro 300 and...
Citgroup may cut staff by 5%, source says
NEW YORK – Citigroup Inc., the nation’s largest bank, may pare its work force by nearly 17,000 jobs (about 5 percent) as it seeks...
U.S. job openings, hires, separations rates<br> are little-changed in February
WASHINGTON – The nation had 4.1 million job openings on the last day of February, for a job-openings rate of 2.9 percent, compared with...
!['ONE REASON for [the economy's] mediocre performance was the old weather and snow,' Lardaro said. That, and the otherwise strong performance of many of his index's 12 indicators, 'leads me to conclude that Rhode Island's economic momentum was stronger in February than [the CCI] indicates.' /](https://assets.pbn.com/uploads/2007/04/1173725710-150x150.jpg "R.I. continues to grow in February, CCI shows")
R.I. continues to grow in February, CCI shows
KINGSTON – Data “paint a mixed picture of Rhode Island’s economic performance” in February, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said in his...
Risks to global economy ‘a little lower’
WASHINGTON – Threats to the global economy have lessened, International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo de Rato told a gathering yesterday at the Peterson Institute...
Subprime crisis likely to slow U.S. recovery
The subprime lending crisis is dimming the nation’s prospects for a second-quarter rebound, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.
The April 4 to 9...
ICSC: Retail sales rise 4% to 5% in March
March brought U.S. retailers their largest monthly sales gain in half a year, rising 4 to 5 percent above those in March 2006, according...
Patrick seeks federal relief for Mass. fishing fleet
BOSTON – In a letter today to U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and other officials, Gov. Deval L. Patrick called for the federal...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 7¢ to $2.749
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices have risen for the eighth consecutive week, to 57 cents per gallon above their mid-February level, according to...
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