Durable-goods orders rise 3.4% in March
WASHINGTON – New orders for durable goods last month rose 3.4 percent to $ 214.9 billion, accelerating from February’s 2.5-percent pace, the U.S. Census...
Cicilline to receive Brighter Futures Award
PROVIDENCE – Family Service of Rhode Island has named Mayor David N. Cicilline to receive this year’s Brighter Futures Award. The award is presented...
Poll ranks Providence among top arts destinations
PROVIDENCE – For the third year in a row, the city has been named a “Top 25 Arts Destination” by the readers of AmericanStyle...
Plan names African native as new CEO
WARWICK – Plan, the child-focused global humanitarian organization, today announced the appointment of Ahuma Adodoadji as its chief executive officer. He was selected by...
R.I. Business Plan finalists announced
The business plans for a software company that aims to turn cell phones into personal security alarms connected to law enforcement offices, a manufacturer...
Consumers less confident in April
American consumers reported being less confident about economic conditions today and in the future, driving The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index down to 104.0...
Existing home sales fall 8.4% in March
WASHINGTON – Sales of previously owned homes fell 8.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.12 million housing units per year...
ICSC: Retail sales dip 0.3% as weather cools
NEW YORK – Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year declined 0.3 percent over the past week after falling 0.6 percent...
CVS/Caremark backs director candidates
WOONSOCKET – CVS/Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS) “strenuously disagrees” with a pension-fund group that urges shareholders to withhold support for two directors who have been...
Amgen’s 1Q profit rises 11% to $1.1B
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Amgen Inc. (Nasdaq: AMGN) today said its first-quarter profit increased 11 percent to $1.11 billion from $1.01 billion in the...
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