Kent Center set to move to new headquarters
WARWICK – The Kent Center for Human and Organizational Development’s new headquarters, at 2756 Post Road, will officially open on Monday.
The Greenwood location “will...
PPS receives grant for Downcity marker program
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund, manager of the $2 million Neighborhood Fund and the $7.2 million Downcity Fund, has been...
Layoff announcements fall 17%
CHICAGO – Corporate layoff announcements nationwide fell to 55,726 last month, 17 percent fewer than in June 2006 and 22 percent fewer than in...
Non-manufacturing industries boom in June
TEMPE, Ariz. – Growth among non-manufacturing businesses last month surprised analysts by accelerating to the fastest pace since April 2006, according to a report...
Pentagon vehicles play robot villains
The evil alien robots of the “Transformers” live-action film that opened yesterday at theaters nationwide have some controversial alter egos: combat vehicles used by...
CVS’ MinuteClinic wins Conn. innovation award
WOONSOCKET – The MinuteClinic retail-based health care division of CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) has been honored in the 2007 Connecticut Quality Improvement Awards...
33-story condo tower proposed for Federal Hill
The Providence City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday, July 5, on a street abandonment that would make way for a luxury, high-security condominium...
U.S. factory orders fall 0.5% in May
WASHINGTON – New orders for U.S. manufactured goods decreased a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in May to $416.9 billion, after rising a revised 0.5...
Pending home sales fall 3.5% in May
WASHINGTON – Fewer contracts for previously-owned homes were signed in May nationwide, according to the National Association of Realtors, which cited tighter lending criteria...
ICSC: Retail sales rise 0.1%, capping slow June
NEW YORK – The International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS Securities LLC today pared their forecast for June retail sales, as declining house...
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