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Cuts in defense, Medicare could mean fewer jobs for R.I.
Rhode Island could lose up to $82 million and more than 3,000 jobs due to sequestration in defense and Medicare spending, respectively, according to reports released by the Center for Security Policy and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. more
Defense spending in R.I. up 37% since 2003
Federal defense and homeland security contracts in Rhode Island have grown 37 percent to $472 million since 2003, according to a new report from the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute. more
Pump prices drop 1 cent in R.I., rise 3 cents in Mass.
Rhode Island’s gasoline prices dropped 1 cent this week, marking the first drop in Ocean State pump prices since early July, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 9/4/12
Construction jobs on the rise in Providence metro
Construction employment rose in 130 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area, dropped in 164 out of 337 metro areas, including New Bedford metro area, and stayed stagnant in 43 metro areas from August 2011 and August 2012. more
| 10/5/12
Textron’s Bell Helicopter makes ‘safest companies’ list
Bell Helicopter, the Fort Worth, Texas-based subsidiary of Textron Inc., was named one of America’s safest companies by EHS Today, a magazine for environment, health and safety leaders, Textron announced Friday. more
| 9/14/12
Construction employment rises slightly in Providence metro
Construction employment rose in 125 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area, dropped in 160 out of 337 metro areas, including the New Bedford metro area, and stayed stagnant in 52 metro areas from September 2011 to September 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 10/31/12
Sea Corp. lands $86M Navy contract
Systems Engineering Associates Corporation – Sea Corp. – has been awarded a three-year, $86 million contract to support the electromagnetic department of Newport’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center. more
| 9/10/12
Construction employment falls in Providence metro in December
Construction employment declined in 131 out of 337 metro areas – including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area – rose in 139 out of 337 metro areas and stayed stagnant in 65 metro areas – including the New Bedford area – from December 2011 to December 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 1/28/13
State lands $2.9M to rebuild fisheries infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $2.9 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to “rehabilitate critical infrastructure” at the port of Galilee, lawmakers announced Friday. more
| 3/1/13
Textron removed from UMass’ list of top polluters
(Updated, 3:30 p.m.)Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was removed from the 4th Toxic 100 Air Polluters list released by the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. more
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