Tag: Rhode Island
R.I.’s May unemployment rate second-highest in New England
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%,...
EbLens closing all of its stores, including 4 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Clothing retailer EbLens, which has four stores in Rhode island, announced on social media on Tuesday that it is in the process...
UNFI eliminating 150 jobs with regional restructuring
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. announced Wednesday it is eliminating 150 jobs companywide as it consolidates its four operating regions into three.
It was...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4% in April
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
PROVIDENCE – Interest in moving to Rhode Island and the Northeast was much stronger than much of the rest of the country in the...
What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields...
PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...
New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...
BankNewport Names Brian Cunningham Vice President, Branch Manager at Jamestown Branch
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Brian Cunningham has been named vice president, branch manager of the Jamestown branch at 31 Conanicus Avenue. In...
BankNewport Announces Carlos Cabral Vice President, Branch Manager of New Lincoln...
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Carlos Cabral has been named vice president, branch manager for the Bank’s new Lincoln branch at 3 Wake...
BankNewport Names Kevin Medeiros Vice President, Director of Information Technology
BankNewport is pleased to announce that Kevin Medeiros has been named vice president, director of information technology. He is responsible for the overall operations...