Tag: Leonard Lardaro
CCI drops 25 points in July
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Falling from 83 to 58, a “dicey” 25-point, month-to-month decline was measured in the July Current Conditions Index, released by University...
Gubernatorial candidates all talk jobs: Do their plans add up?
Every candidate for governor wants to create jobs. But how would they do it?Do they offer a comprehensive solution for the Ocean State, where...
June CCI: R.I. ends 2018 second quarter well
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Categorizing the state’s second-quarter performance as ending on a positive note, University of Rhode Island Economist Leonard Lardaro measured the June...
CCI reaches low 90s for second time in 2018
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Tied with February for the highest measure this year, Rhode Island's Current Conditions Index rose 17 points to 92 in May...
CCI drops again in April but economy still grows
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a second consecutive monthly decline, the current-conditions index compiled by University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro fell another eight...
CCI drops 8 more points in April
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a second consecutive month of loss, the Current Conditions Index compiled by Leonard Lardaro, a University of Rhode Island economist,...
CCI dives from February to March
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro called a 17-point slip in the Current Conditions Index to 75 in March from...
February CCI sees near across the board improvement
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island is moving beyond its “funk,” said University of Rhode Island Economist Leonard Lardaro of the February 2018 Current Conditions...
Is sports betting a budget fix?
John Taylor recently led a tour of the new $30 million hotel under construction at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, a project he said...
January 2018 R.I. CCI falls to 75
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - The first Current Conditions Index of 2018 fell eight points to 75 from December yet rests level with the January 2017...
