Tribe sees hope in recent UMass poll
Narragansett Indian Tribe Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas used the results of a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth poll of Rhode Island residents to reiterate his commitment...
LIN TV inks rebroadcast deal with Cox
PROVIDENCE – LIN TV Corp. and Atlanta-based Cox Communications today announced an agreement for retransmission of broadcast content from LIN's local stations in both...
Greenspan says U.S. recession unlikely
TOKYO – Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan today said a U.S. recession, though possible, is not probable this year as excess inventory is...
Markets ‘working well,’ Fed chief says
WASHINGTON – The nation’s financial markets “seem to be working well” after yesterday’s global selloff, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told the U.S....
U.S. housing, construction indicators mixed
Today’s government report that new-home sales fell 16.6 percent in January, to the lowest level in four years, only added to the confusion about...
FarSounder moves to In-Sight building in Warwick
WARWICK – FarSounder Inc. today announced it has moved to a 4,200-square-foot facility at 43 Jefferson Blvd., at the In-Sight Office Building.
The new...
Belo names new president, ends monthly reports
DALLAS – Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC), parent of The Providence Journal Co. and other media firms, today announced that Dunia A. Shive, 46, will...
APC joins new energy-efficiency alliance
WEST KINGSTON – American Power Conversion today announced it is a founding member of The Green Grid. The new group, a new consortium IT...
Comments sought on ‘Providence Tomorrow’ plan
PROVIDENCE – An interim Comprehensive Plan, the next step in the “Providence Tomorrow” initiative to determine the future of the city’s neighborhoods, is available...
U.S. gross domestic product rises 3.3% in ’06
WASHINGTON – The nation’s real gross domestic product for all of 2006 rose 3.3 percent in 2006, after rising 3.2 percent in 2005, the...
