Interlink needs more linking for full value
The opening of the $267 million Interlink transportation hub at T.F. Green Airport is a cause for celebration. It would be even more exciting...
Mass. Realtors down, see ‘weak’ market
WALTHAM – Bay State Realtors are growing increasingly gloomy, according to the latest survey by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
The association said recently that...
Receiver: Central Falls should be annexed
CENTRAL FALLS – The state-appointed receiver running Central Falls said in a report that the financially troubled city should attempt to be annexed by...
Mass. unemployment up slightly in Nov., below national rate
BOSTON – Massachusetts’ unemployment was up slightly to 8.2 percent in November, the Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said.
The rate, which...
Value, fun fuel Ocean State Job Lot growth; firm opens 100th...
When Marc Perlman and his business partners started buying goods at bankruptcy auctions and reselling them at flea markets they had no idea if...
Housing too costly for Rhode Island; could turn off potential employers
Call it a double-whammy. Just as new, higher rates on adjustable mortgages kicked in, the Rhode Island economy tanked and people’s incomes declined, sometimes...
Record year for ships at Newport harbor; port calls double
John Rodman at the Preservation Society of Newport County would love a repeat of this year’s cruise ship schedule. The cruise season brought 71...
IT hot job market in Rhode Island; demand not seen easing...
Hiring in information technology has fared well in recent years, despite the economic downturn, but has perked up even more this year, local tech-industry...
Single vision needed to protect, develop Rhode Island fishery
State Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, a South Kingstown Democrat, chairs the newly created Special Senate Task Force on Fisheries. The task force met once...
Providence Yarn Co. focuses on personalized service for manufacturers
The name is misleading because Providence Yarn Co. is located not in the capital city, but Pawtucket, and it does a lot more than...
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