R.I. home sales fall, condo sales rise
BOSTON – Sales and prices of single-family homes declined in May in Rhode Island and across southern New England, according to a report today...
Digication welcomes 1,000th client school
PROVIDENCE – Educational software and services provider Digication Inc. wound up its first academic year by welcoming its 1,000th school, the Boston Community Leadership...
Fire cuts power to hospital, 6 state departments
CRANSTON – State offices at the John O. Pastore campus were open today despite an underground electrical fire that left many departments without electrical...
Medicaid to slash payments for generic drugs
WASHINGTON – Medicaid, the national health care plan for the poor, will reduce its payments for generic medicines, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 1¢ to $2.939
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices rose an average of 1 cent per gallon over the past week, after falling for five consecutive weeks,...
Tighter lending may squeeze economic recovery
The nation’s budding economic recovery is in danger as the financing squeeze that began in the subprime mortgage market spreads to other sectors, according...
Mass. leads region in industrial plant openings
SUGAR LAND, Texas – Thirty-four new industrial plants are slated to begin operating this year in New England, an increase of 89 percent from...
Survey: R.I. tops nation in Internet access speed
A national survey of Internet speeds conducted by SpeedMatters.org has found Rhode Island has the fastest median connection speeds in the United States, though...
Shifting market bolsters rental unit development
Royal Mills was slated to be Struever Bros., Eccles & Rouse’s only project in Rhode Island to include a condominium component. But in the...
Mass transit lacks appeal for workers
Since moving to its new headquarters downtown, GTECH Corp. has become a leader among Providence businesses trying to encourage employees to carpool or use...
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