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WHILE THE NUMBER of single-family homes sales in Bristol County, Mass., declined in May, the median price of those sales was $440,000, the same as it was a year earlier. / AP FILE PHOTO/ROGELIO V. SOLIS

Bristol County, Mass., median home sale price stays at $440K in...

Economic Activity 06/20/2023

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., remained at $440,000 in May – the same price as May...

MASS. GOV. Maura Healy, on behalf of eight state energy chiefs, including Acting Commissioner State of R.I. Office of Energy Resources Chris Kearns, submitted a request on June 16 to the Department of Energy to form a Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN ANTCZAK

R.I. joins regional energy transmission coalition effort

Energy 06/19/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has joined the rest of the New England states, plus New York and New Jersey, to get a head start...

R.I.’s May unemployment rate second-highest in New England

Business Services 06/16/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in May at 3% but remained below the national rate of 3.7%,...

CLOTHING RETAILER retailer EbLens, with four locations in Rhdoe Island, announced on social media Tuesday it is in the process of closing all of its stores.

EbLens closing all of its stores, including 4 in R.I.

Capital Goods 06/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – Clothing retailer EbLens, which has four stores in Rhode island, announced on social media on Tuesday that it is in the process...

THE RHODE ISLAND home price index increased 4% year over year in April, higher than the national rate of 2%, CoreLogic Inc. says. / AP FILE PHOTO

CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4% in April

Economic Activity 06/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 4% year over year in April, higher than the national growth rate of 2%, CoreLogic...

Report: Interest in moving to R.I., Northeast strong in Q4

Economic Activity 06/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – Interest in moving to Rhode Island and the Northeast was much stronger than much of the rest of the country in the...

ZOLL Medical Corp. settles Trade Agreements Act violation for $400K

Economic Activity 05/17/2023

PROVIDENCE – A Massachusetts-based medical equipment company will pay $400,000 to resolve civil claims that it sold Chinese-made products that were required to have...

R.I. sets goal of ending new gas-vehicle sales by 2035

Economic Activity 05/10/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said Rhode Island will join six other states, including Massachusetts, to end the sale of gas-powered...