Economic Activity

FM Global profit up 16% after low disaster losses

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

JOHNSTON – FM Global, a major commercial and industrial property insurer and risk management adviser, said last week that its net income for 2006...

N.Y. chain buying Alperts for undisclosed price

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

SEEKONK – Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, a retail chain with 3,800 employees and 70 stores in six states, including two in western Massachusetts, has...

Woonsocket lead plan wins top HUD rating

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

WOONSOCKET – The city’s financial assistance program for lead abatement in older housing has won the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s highest...

Campaign aims for ‘effective’<br> teacher in every classroom

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Educational Excellence Coalition, a community group started in 2004 by the Rhode Island Children’s Crusade for Higher Education, has launched...

RIC group to live in ‘experimental city’

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

PROVIDENCE – A new program at Rhode Island College enables students to earn college credits while living and working in an “experimental city” in...

UMass–Dartmouth head calls for new thinking

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Jean F. MacCormack, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth, urged the campus community in a speech last month to become more...

KATE AND MATT JENNINGS love cheese, and they love to share their passion and knowledge with their customers at Farmstead and La Laiterie. Matt writes out a card for each cheese by hand, noting the flavor and provenance. /

Celebrating the art of cheese

Economic Activity 03/10/2007

Provolone. Mozzarella. Cheddar. You’re familiar with the basic cheese options. But what about Valençay, an aged French goat cheese covered in salted ash that,...

ACLU intercedes in Champlin’s case

Economic Activity 03/09/2007

PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union jumped into the Champlin’s lawsuit against the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council this week, filing an “amicus...

ON PARKIS AVENUE, where Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services has its offices, the nonprofit is developing several derelict properties into The Homes @ Parkis Avenue. /

Greater Elmwood joins national effort

Economic Activity 03/09/2007

PROVIDENCE – Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services has been accepted into the NeighborWorks America community-building program, as one of 44 member organizations nationwide and the...