R.I. hospitals better capitalized than N.E. peers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s hospitals would cost $3.4 billion to replace in 2005 dollars, the R.I. Department of Health said in a report released...
Construction spending rises 0.3% in Feb.
WASHINGTON – Construction spending last month rose 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.171 trillion per year from January’s rate of $1.168...
Library takeover might save city 24%, PPL says
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library board of trustees yesterday discussed multiple options for the city library system, including possible taxpayer benefits of making...
Consumer spending surges 0.6% in February
WASHINGTON – Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased 0.6 percent to $55.5 billion, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today, exceeding...
Westerly credit union’s earnings grow 6.9%
WESTERLY – Westerly Community Credit Union (www.westerlyccu.com) fared well in 2006, as net earnings increased 6.9 percent to $826,142 from $772,727 in 2005, the...
Newspaper help-wanted ads dip 1%
The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index dipped to 31 points last month, from January’s 32, the nonprofit business research organization said today. A year...
Workforce Board announces $1.3M in grants
PROVIDENCE – More than 4,000 workers across the state will benefit from the 69 grants, totaling about $1.3 million, announced this week by the...
Nautic equity aims for $1.2B with next fund
PROVIDENCE – Private equity firm Nautic Partners is aiming to raise $1.2 billion for its sixth fund, for which Credit Suisse is serving as...
R.I. announces $5.39M <br>in open-space grants
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and W. Michael Sullivan, director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, yesterday joined in announcing about $5.39...
Carcieri signs bill encouraging donations<br> by part-time R.I. residents
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carieri today signed into law a measure that encourages part-time residents to give to Ocean State charities.
Under the new...
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