R.I. economy grows in January, CCI shows
KINGSTON – Rhode Island’s economy continued to grow in January as the fourth quarter’s momentum carried over into the new year, according to University...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 7¢ to $2.569
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen 7 cents, in their fourth straight week of increases, to their highest level since September,...
Profits key to Bernanke-Greenspan conflict
Profits are at the root of the disagreement between Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and successor Ben S. Bernanke over where the economy is...
Housing slump may not be over after all
The housing slump may not be over after all. As many as 1.5 million more families may lose their homes, another 100,000 people in...
Group calling for stronger mass transit
Calling it vital to the future of Providence and the state, a public transit study group formed by Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline is...
Ocean State is growing ‘new economy’
Jason Harry started the Afferent Corp. in Providence in 2000 after acquiring technology from a personal contact at Boston University. Since then, the medical...
Bank loans help create 588 R.I. jobs
In 2005, both Citizens Bank and Sovereign Bank created low-interest loan programs for New England businesses looking to add jobs. Today, after a combined...
City expects recognition from coming virtual view
Imagine visiting a Web site that allowed you to stroll down a city’s streets, check out the architecture, browse through stores, visit hotel rooms...
Chambers seek business tax breaks, fight key bills
Last year, the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Coalition set out to make groundbreaking changes in the state’s tax policy, calling for a constitutional...
Blighted waterfront land to become marina village
O’Neill Properties Group, the owner of Portsmouth’s Carnegie Abbey Club, has bought 44.5 acres of “environmentally scarred” property along the town’s waterfront and plans...
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