Architects’ billings exceed 2006 high
WASHINGTON – The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading indicator of U.S. construction activity, rose to 57.9 points in January from the 2006 high...
Sales of existing homes at 7-month high
Sales of existing U.S. homes rose in January to the highest level in seven months, the National Association of Realtors reported today.
Total existing-home sales...
KVH names distributor for mobile Web, TV systems
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has named ASA Electronics Corp. to serve as a national distributor for KVH mobile communications products.
ASA...
Consumer Confidence Index at 5.5-year high
The Consumer Confidence Index improved in February to 112.5 points (1985 = 100), an increase from its January level of 110.2 and its highest...
Quaker Fabric loses $37.6M in 2006
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. (Nasdaq: QFAB) last night reported a 2006 net loss of $37.6 million, or $2.23 per share. One-time restructuring...
KASA-TV acquisition gives LIN its 10th duopoly
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. today announced it has completed its acquisition of KASA-TV, the Fox affiliate in Albuquerque, from Raycom Media.
LIN TV...
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Today at noon, Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 9 cents/gallon
Rhode Island gasoline prices have risen 9 cents in the past week, according to AAA Southern New England.
AAA’s Feb. 26 survey of gas prices...
Paint makers must pay for R.I. lead cleanup
PROVIDENCE – Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today ruled that Sherwin-Williams Co. and other former makers of lead paint must pay the costs...
NABE predicts moderate GDP growth
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy “appears to be transitioning to a sustainable growth path,” says a report released today by The National Association for...
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