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Starkweather & Shepley expands in Conn. with acquisition
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. has acquired Ansonia, Conn.-based independent insurance agency Ned Miller Associates, the company announced Wednesday. more
| 11/7/12
Coast to Coast Fulfillment expands in R.I.
Coast to Coast Fulfillment Inc., a leading product fulfillment house in the Northeast, will double the size of its warehousing and order-processing center in West Greenwich. more
| 11/7/12
U.S. stocks fall most since June after presidential elections
(Updated, 2 p.m.) U.S. stocks fell, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the biggest decline since June, as investor focus turned to the budget debate and Europe’s debt crisis following President Barack Obama’s re-election. more
Three-deckers find footing in past
Three-deckers, New England’s signature apartment buildings, are evolving again. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/12/12

Hasbro named one of most ‘community-minded’ companies
Hasbro Inc. was recognized in The Civic 50 survey as one of the country’s most community-minded companies along with companies such as IBM, Citigroup and AT&T. more
| 11/9/12
Reversal in mortgage-lending hiring
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series of stories that will feature the companies and industries creating jobs in the region.) more
By Michael Souza
Contributing Writer | 11/19/12
Retail sales in U.S. drop for first time in four months
Retail sales fell in October as American consumers pulled back after a three-month shopping spree and Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast, shutting malls and auto showrooms. more
Bloomberg News | 11/19/12
Report: R.I. economic recovery is growing but ‘fragile’
Rhode Island’s economy grew faster in the first and second quarters of 2012 than originally published, according to the third-quarter Current Economic Indicator report, published by the R.I. Public Expenditure Council and Bryant University. more
| 11/13/12
Pump prices continue to drop in R.I., Mass.
Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 3 cents this week, marking the fifth consecutive week of decline, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 11/13/12
Providence area employment still below pre-recession numbers
Four-fifths of the 102 major metropolitan areas in the United States, including the Providence metro area, still have fewer private-sector jobs than they did in 2007 before the recession hit. more
| 11/13/12
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