R.I. foreclosure rate surges 37% in July
With a 37-percent rise in single-family home foreclosures in July, Rhode Island had the highest percentage increase in the nation, according to a report...
WSJ recognizes Providence as up-and-comer
NEW YORK – Providence finds itself on the cusp of a pickup in cultural travelers and conventioneers, the Wall St. Journal declared in its...
A young firm with New York flair
The story of Jenn Lee Design Co., an East Greenwich-based advertising, marketing and public relations firm, is largely the story of the woman who...
Checkbooks getting used less and less
James DeRentis has difficulty remembering the last time he pulled out his checkbook and actually filled in a check.
If he buys something, he puts...
Andera adds partner to create fuller online product
Andera Inc., a Providence-based firm marketing technology that enables banking customers to open new accounts online, last week announced it has formed a strategic...
Quaker Fabric files for Ch. 11 protection
FALL RIVER – Quaker Fabric Corp. (Nasdaq: QFAB) today announced that it and subsidiary Quaker Fabric Corp. of Fall River have filed voluntary petitions...
R.I. adds jobs for 6th straight record
CRANSTON - Rhode Island continued to add to its record number of jobs in July, gaining 200 payroll jobs to bring the total to...
RIDOT receives recognition for PR efforts
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation received five national communications awards from the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials at the National...
Verizon profit rises as wireless customers increase
Verizon Communications Inc., the second-biggest U.S. phone company, said quarterly profit rose on an increase in mobile-phone subscribers, and its wireless unit agreed to...
GAO asks for lender controls at U.S. Education Dept.
The U.S. Education Department has no oversight in place to monitor financial arrangements between colleges and lenders and has tried only twice in 20...
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