PBN announces 27 honorees for 2023 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies...
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-seven local companies and organizations are among both the highest earners and the most innovative as part of Providence Business News’ 2023...
U.S. economy accelerated unexpectedly to a 2.4% growth rate in April-June...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of steadily...
UPS reaches tentative contract with 340K unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous...
NEW YORK (AP) – UPS has reached a tentative contract agreement with its 340,000-person-strong union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt logistics nationwide...
Young professionals honored during PBN’s 40 Under Forty event
WARWICK – Forty young business professionals were honored Thursday for their efforts in the workplace and community at Providence Business News’ 19th annual 40...
Partnership forged to support Providence’s small businesses
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center announced Thursday they have formalized...
R.I. unemployment falls to 2.9% in June
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in June was 2.9%, two-tenths of a percentage point less than May, the R.I. Department of Labor...
Americans bump up spending in June as inflation eases in a...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans increased their spending last month as inflation eased in many areas, and the job market remained remarkably strong.
Retail sales...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economic climate in statistical recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economic climate is currently in a statistical recession, different from a "typical recession," University of Rhode Island economist and professor...
U.S. inflation falls to 3%, lowest level in more than 2...
WASHINGTON (AP) – After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two...
6 R.I. companies among Newsweek’s best workplaces
PROVIDENCE – Six Rhode Island companies are among Newsweek magazine's 2023 list of best workplaces in America.
The national news magazine and its data partner,...
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