85% of state’s students meet federal targets
The latest results from the state’s 250 elementary and middle schools show that 171 schools or 68 percent tested as “high performing,” up from...
R.I. literacy project aims<br> to educate patients – and doctors
The challenge is greatest for people who don’t speak English, or for those whose education is so limited that reading anything is difficult, so...
Fresh flavors from every region
When old friends and business partners Phyllis Arffa and Christine Edmond sold their bistro-style Haven Hill Café in Cranston in 2002, it was only...
Bill would put cap on interest rates
It’s one of the most common consumer complaints that Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch’s office gets, spokesman Michael Healy says: Credit card interest rates...
ISM: Manufacturing expands for 4th month
TEMPE, Ariz. – U.S. manufacturing last month expanded for the fourth consecutive month, while the nation’s economy grew for the 67th straight month, according...
Personal spending rises 0.5% as incomes dip 0.1%
WASHINGTON – U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 0.5 percent in April to $8.31 trillion after rising 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Commerce...
UMich consumer sentiment index rises in May
Rising stock values and increased job prospects drove the Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment to 88.3 in May from April’s eight-month...
U.S. payrolls grow more than expected in May
Hiring rebounded in May after a weak April, as employers made 157,000 new hires in the month, following an 80,000 gain in April, the...
CVS/pharmacy posts 6.2% rise in May sales
WOONSOCKET – In the four weeks ended May 26, sales at CVS/pharmacy stores open more than one year increased 6.2 percent compared with the...
In business, families build a great foundation
By some estimates, 80 to 90 percent of all businesses in the United States are family-owned.
It makes sense. Families are the building blocks...
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