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U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as data showed American manufacturing contracted in August, fueling concern the economic recovery is slowing.
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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.
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By PBN Staff
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Rubber product supplier RNB-Richardson Inc. - also known as RNB Supply Inc. - has been acquired by East Longmeadow, Mass.-based McGill Hose & Coupling Inc., McGill representatives announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Systems and engineering services supplier Sea Corp was awarded a $1 million Phase II Advanced Development Small Business Innovative Research grant for missile launch technology advanced research, the company announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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(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.
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Rhode Islanders planning to travel through Boston this holiday weekend might think about taking another route. INRIX, a provider of traffic information, predicts that Boston will claim the fifth spot for the worst cities for weekend road-trippers during the Labor Day weekend.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices rose 4 cents this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of price hikes at the pump, according to AAA Southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island merchandise exports increased 9 percent during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, growing from $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion, according to data released by the International Trade Administration.
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By PBN Staff
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Residential and commercial ventilation maker Nortek Inc. has formed Core Brands, a new group that combines the product and marketing capabilities of 10 formerly independent audio, power management and control brands operating within the company’s technology solutions segment.
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By PBN Staff
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The MBTA price increase is unlikely to affect ridership, according to an analysis by Price Intelligently, a Boston-based start-up, published on Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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