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After ending 2012 with a 10 percent year-over-year increase in construction spending, spending is expected to grow more than 7 percent in 2013; the Gilbane Building Co. said in its spring 2013 edition of its annual construction-industry economic report.
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By PBN Staff
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Orders placed with U.S. factories increased in February, boosted by a pickup in demand for motor vehicles and commercial aircraft.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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Manufacturing grew less than forecast in March as orders and production cooled, highlighting the risk of a U.S. economic slowdown this quarter as federal budget cuts take effect.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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Gasoline prices in the Ocean State dropped 1 cent this week in the fourth consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Marine Trades Association has outlined its plans for the $142,788 grant it received from the Governor’s Workforce Board earlier this month.
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By PBN Staff
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Exports from the Ocean State increased 19.3 percent in January to $227.9 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after dropping 0.5 percent in December, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com.
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By PBN Staff
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This is the last week of the free wintertime parking promotion at the commuter rail stations in Warwick and North Kingstown, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and the R.I. Department of Transportation are reminding commuters.
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By PBN Staff
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Gasoline prices in the Ocean State dropped 1 cent this week in the third consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island is a state with 87 high-hazard dams, 156 structurally deficient bridges and 6,401 public road miles - 70 percent of which are considered to be of poor or mediocre quality.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Astro-Med Inc., maker of specialty printers and data-acquisition systems, posted net income of $10.6 million, or $1.42 per diluted share, for the fiscal 2013 period, a gain of 239 percent on its fiscal 2012 results.
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