Retail sales fall a record 2.8%
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food service sales last month fell 2.8 percent compared with September, in their sharpest-ever decline, the U.S. Commerce Department’s...
P&W Railroad is back in black in 3Q
WORCESTER – Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. (Nasdaq: PWX) climbed out of the red in the three months ended Sept. 30, posting a third-quarter...
URI to showcase energy companies
KINGSTON – The Rhode Island Energy Solutions Expo will be held this Sunday at the University of Rhode Island.
The day-long event will showcase dozens...
Mortgage firm starts ‘green’ program
NORTH SMITHFIELD – 1st Metropolitan Mortgage, a national mortgage originator, estimates that for every 17 loans made, one tree and 811 gallons of water...
Gasoline prices fall for 8th week in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have fallen for the eighth consecutive week, a period that has seen prices tumble by more than...
R.I. ‘subway for sewage’ completed
It has been called “Rhode Island’s Big Dig” – a $359 million, 3-mile-long underground tunnel buried more than 250 feet below downtown Providence, the...
Ecotourism in Rhode Island
Do your leisure activities include visits to natural areas in Rhode Island?
• Yes – 80%
• No – ...
Lenders must consider alternatives to canceling loans
Since credit began to tighten in today’s tough economy, Mark S. Hayward, the Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island district director, has been insisting that...
Drop in oil a relief for dealers and consumers
Local oil dealers and most of their customers are breathing sighs of relief now that the price of oil has plunged from the record...
Pawtucket water system overhaul praised by EPA
The overhaul of the Pawtucket Water Supply Board (PWSB) system serving approximately 100,000 customers in the northern part of the state means not only...
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