R.I. November unemployment 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in November at 3.6%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
Nelipak investing $11.8M into new North Carolina facility
CRANSTON – Nelipak Corp. is expanding its operations into North Carolina, with a planned initial investment of at least $11.8 million into a 110,000-square-foot...
R.I. unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in November, up two-tenths of a percentage point from October, the R.I. Department of...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy slowed in October
PROVIDENCE – The state’s economy slowed in October despite marking 19 months of consecutive expansion, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Thursday. ...
Pure Haven donates $20K-plus in products to domestic violence relief
JOHNSTON – Toxin-free health, beauty and household product manufacturer Pure Haven LLC recently donated more than $20,000 in products to Turning Point, an Ohio-based organization that assists those...
Amgen to buy Horizon Therapeutics in $26.4B deal
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Amgen Inc. is spending more than $26 billion to dive deeper into rare disease treatments with a deal for...
Study: R.I. 4th-worst state in nation to hire workers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the fourth-worst state in the nation to hire workers, according to a study by Career Cloud.
The job-posting website ranked...
Wholesale inflation in U.S. further slowed in November to 7.4%
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful...
Variety of products and services keeps packager expanding
RJP Packaging LLC may have started as an industrial packaging business, but it is much more than that today.
Co-founders John Powers and his son...
U.S. jobless claims up modestly last week
WASHINGTON (AP) – Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week but the labor market remains one of strongest parts of the U.S....
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