Branding of Iway a potential draw
In creating a tourist destination out of a construction project or an architectural gem, arguably one of the most important factors in drawing travelers...
R.I. ‘subway for sewage’ completed
It has been called “Rhode Island’s Big Dig” – a $359 million, 3-mile-long underground tunnel buried more than 250 feet below downtown Providence, the...
Waiting for 2009 on bonds
Robert Donovan’s job has gotten increasingly difficult in recent months.
Donovan is the executive director of the R.I. Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC), a...
RIMES earning high marks for aiding manufacturers
Few, if any, investors would snub a 42 to 1 positive rate of return on an investment.
That’s the rate of return a federal...
Textron cuts Citation deliveries
Textron Inc., the maker of Cessna planes and Bell helicopters, reduced the number of Citation business jets it plans to deliver next year because...
Factory index declines in the U.S. to 26-year low
Manufacturing in the U.S. contracted in October at the fastest pace in 26 years as a record share of banks made it tougher to...
Making the USPS work for business
These days, some business owners live and die with e-mail and scarcely give snail mail a second thought. But millions of small businesses still...
The slowdown is picking up steam<br> around the world
In the third quarter of 2007, Volvo AB booked 41,970 European orders for new trucks. Guess how many prospective purchases Volvo, the world’s second-biggest...
U.S. unemployment surges to 6.5%
WASHINGTON – The nation’s unemployment rate last month surged to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent, from 6.1 percent in September and 4.8 percent...
Summer Infant 3Q profit soars 51.5%
WOONSOCKET – Infant and toddler product maker Summer Infant Inc. (Nasdaq: SUMR, SUMRW) posted a profit of $1.61 million, a 51.51-percent increase from the...
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