Economy

Auto industry leads way in recycling service waste

Capital Goods 05/08/2007

Currently, there is substantial attention given to global warming relating to industrial and automobile emissions into the atmosphere. As a result, however, public and...

‘Free choice’ bill might give workers no choice

Government 05/08/2007

One of the most controversial pieces of legislation making its way through Congress is the “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800). Adoption of H.R....

Couple returns from Ireland to face trial<br> in alleged $1M fire-safety scam...

Business Services 05/07/2007

PROVIDENCE – Patrick Clyne and Ibtisama Bradley, formerly of Providence, were arrested by postal inspectors today at Logan Airport in Boston as they returned...

THERE'S NO FEE for the application, loan origination, appraisal or title under the new program, which requires a 5% down payment. Above, a for-sale sign stands outside a house in Eugene, Ore., late last month. /

Bank of America launching ‘no fee’ loans

Economic Activity 05/07/2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bank of America today announced that a new “no-fee” mortgage will become available nationwide starting tomorrow. The new “No Fee Mortgage Plus”...

Analysts foresee slump in metals market

Capital Goods 05/07/2007

AT THE ROTTEN ROBBIE station in Sunnyvale, Calif., gasoline was going for $3.499 per gallon and up on Friday - and diesel for $3.059 per gallon - as prices nationwide edged toward or above the $3 mark. /

AAA: R.I. gas prices near $3/gallon

Capital Goods 05/07/2007

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the 12th consecutive week and are nearing $3 per gallon, according to AAA Southern...

Global expansion fuels U.S. stock markets

Economic Activity 05/07/2007

Overseas demand appears to be driving the nation’s current bull market, Bloomberg News reports. Leading the way are China, whose economy expanded at an...

PBN among R.I. journalism honorees

Business Services 05/07/2007

The Providence Business News was among 21 Rhode Island newspapers and magazines recognized by the Rhode Island Press Association at its annual banquet...

N.E. SOFTWARE VENTURES - such as Tizra Inc. of Providence, which last week announced a $500,000 investment from Slater Technology Fund to complete and market its Web-based AgilePublisher publishing and distribution service for PDFs - also attracted more investment in the first quarter of 2007 than in the final quarter of 2006. Above, Tizra partners David Durand, left, Francisco Rosa, back, Abe Dane, right, and Anne Orens outside their office at Durand's East Side home. /

N.E. draws 29% more venture capital in 1Q

Economic Activity 05/07/2007

BOSTON – New England companies attracted $975.5 million in venture capital in the first quarter, 29 percent more than the preceding quarter’s investment total,...