Tag: Connecticut
R.I. December unemployment 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in December at 3.5%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
WalletHub: R.I. 5th-worst state in nation to start a business
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the fifth-worst state in the nation to start a business, according to a WalletHub report released Tuesday.
The report considered 27...
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...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 10.4% Y/Y in October
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 10.4% year over year in October, slightly higher than the national growth rate of 10.1%,...
Study: R.I. earns high grade for traffic safety
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of five states to receive a "green," or good grade in the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety’s...
Report: R.I. 10th best state for coding careers
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is a top 10 state for tech professionals looking for a coding career, according to a report by web scraping...
Washington Trust opens New Haven lending office
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Washington Trust Co. is expanding in Connecticut, with the recent opening of a new commercial lending office in New...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate drops to 2.8% Y/Y in September
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 2.8% in September, down from 3.7% year over...
Blue State Coffee closes all locations
PROVIDENCE – Blue State Coffee, a coffee shop chain that got its start in Rhode Island and expanded into two other states, permanently closed...
Centreville Bank Promotes Leland R. Merrill to Executive Vice President, Chief...
Centreville Bank announced that Leland “Lee” Merrill has been promoted to executive vice president, chief lending officer. In this expanded role, Merrill is responsible...



















