R.I. is 2nd state to sign Geotourism Charter
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri yesterday signed the National Geographic Society’s Geotourism Charter, making Rhode Island the second state after Arizona to endorse...
U.S. leading indicators fall 0.5% in April
The index of U.S. Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.5 percent in April to 137.2 points (1996 = 100) after rising 0.6 percent in March...
With the door open, opportunity knocks
Fourth and final in a series on a four-day trade mission to the Bahamas.
NASSAU, the Bahamas – “It’s been an interesting trip,” said John...
P&W Railroad posts 1Q loss of $1.16M
WORCESTER – For the quarter ended March 31, the Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. (AMEX: PWX) this week said its loss widened to $1.16...
U.S. industrial output rises 0.7% in April
WASHINGTON – The nation’s industrial output increased 0.7 percent in April, pushing the Federal Reserve’s Industrial Production Index to 113.0 points (2002 = 100)...
RIAC gets $10M for noise abatement at Green
The R.I. Airport Corporation will receive $10 million in Federal Aviation Administration funds to continue its home-acquisition program in Warwick, U.S. Sen. Jack...
Housing starts rise in April as permits decline
WASHINGTON – U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rose last month while the number of building permits issued dropped to the lowest level in almost a...
R.I. economy slips into idle in March, CCI shows
KINGSTON – “Like the nation’s, Rhode Island’s economy slowed during the first quarter,” University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said today in his...
R.I. condo sales rise 4.3% in 1Q
WARWICK – First-quarter condominium sales in the Ocean State rose to 390, an increase of 4.3 percent compared with the 374 sales in the...
Mass. foreclosure auctions quadruple in April
As the housing market in Massachusetts continued to weaken, foreclosure auctions rose 355 percent in April to the highest level in years, according to...
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