Economy

General Growth plan moves ahead as creditors protest unequal treatment

Economic Activity 08/20/2010

NEW YORK - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest mall owner in the U.S., as well as owner of Providence Place and the Silver...

DESPITE A DROP in the number of workers employed by the government, the jobless rate in Rhode Island fell for the fifth consecutive month. For a larger version of this graphic, CLICK HERE. /

R.I. jobless rate falls to 11.9% in July, fifth drop in...

Capital Goods 08/20/2010

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate edged lower last month, dropping a tenth of a percentage point to 11.9 percent, the R.I. Department of...

"MY PERSONAL goal is that it must get built. I'm not interested in just creating reports or abstract ideas," said Thurlow Small Architecture owner Maia Small. /

Five Questions With: Maia Small

Economic Activity 08/20/2010

Maia Small owns Thurlow Small Architecture in Pawtucket. The firm has been charged with assembling a team to undertake a Downtown Design Plan. Small,...

Wampanoag Mill stores find new home

Economic Activity 08/20/2010

FALL RIVER – Retail shops once at the Wampanoag Mill are finding new homes as a developer moves forward with plans to covert the...

S.K. to build comfort station on bike path

Capital Goods 08/20/2010

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Department of Transportation received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration to construct a comfort station along the...

Home razing, new road at URI advance

Capital Goods 08/20/2010

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is moving closer to demolishing three structures to complete a new roadway. The university received permission...

THE CARNEGIE ABBEY CLUB reported $9.9 million in sales activity during the first two weeks of August. /

Carnegie Abbey Club reports high sales

Economic Activity 08/20/2010

PORTSMOUTH – The Carnegie Abbey Club reported an unusual spike in activity last week after reducing prices for residences at the luxury club. The club...

URI, NOAA researcher wins ‘equivalent’ of Nobel for sustainable development

Education 08/19/2010

NARRAGANSETT – A researcher at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration laboratory in Narragansett will share an international prize for environmental research. Kenneth Sherman...