Mass. auto coverage reforms face much criticism
Massachusetts’ move toward a more competitive auto insurance industry is facing resistance.
Some consumer advocates are criticizing the state insurance commissioner’s proposed “managed competition” rules,...
URI inventor finds big rewards<br> in tiniest creations
Robert Vincent’s lifelong obsession with electronic radios has paid off. Vincent, a staff technician in the physics department at the University of Rhode Island,...
Judge clears way for Beacon Mutual settlement
PROVIDENCE – A decision by Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein has cleared the way for The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. to begin making payments...
Everett Dance Theatre wins $18K MAP Fund grant
NEW YORK – The Everett Dance Theatre of Providence is among 60 artists and ensembles nationwide honored this week with $1 million in total...
Warwick receives $500K sewer-extension grant
WARWICK – The city Sewer Authority, which this week unveiled a new, user-friendly Web site, has received a $500,000 grant from the R.I. Clean...
L.C. residents to buy historic Stone House Club
LITTLE COMPTON – Craig Pishotti and Zachary Miller, the founders of GooseWing Hotels & Resorts, today said they “are in the final stages of...
Duke Press adopts Tizra online publishing system
PROVIDENCE – Tizra Inc. this morning announced that its Agile PDF publication service will be used by Duke University Press “to repackage, deliver and...
3 to share R.I. Women of Year honors
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commission on Women has selected three distinguished individuals to share 2007 Women of the Year honors.
The mission of the...
ADP: U.S. employment slows for second month
ROSELAND, N.J. – Hiring at U.S. companies last month lagged expectations, as nonfarm private employers added 38,000 jobs, slowing from job-growth of 41,000 the...
Pending home sales plunge record 12.2% in July
WASHINGTON – The number of contracts signed for existing homes in July fell 12.2 percent from their June level, after rising 5.0 percent a...