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Corvias opens N.C. headquarters for student housing segment
The Corvias Group has opened a new headquarters in Cary, N.C., for its student housing division Corvias Campus Living, the company announced Tuesday. more
| 3/5/13
Fed boosts QE with $45B in monthly Treasury purchases
The Federal Reserve said it will buy $45 billion a month of Treasury securities starting in January, expanding its asset-purchase program, and it linked the outlook for its main interest rate to unemployment and inflation. more
PPS lands $341K for Brick School House purchase, preservation
The Providence Preservation Society will purchase the 1769 Brick School House from the city of Providence thanks to a $341,500 grant from The Champlin Foundations, the preservation society announced Tuesday. more
| 12/11/12
Amazon.com to collect Mass. sales tax in 2013
Online retail warehouse Amazon.com will begin collecting state sales tax on purchases made by Massachusetts customers beginning in the fall of 2013, Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s office announced Tuesday. more
| 12/11/12
Home sales, prices rise in Bristol County, Mass. in December
Bristol County, Mass. single-family homes sales climbed 15 percent and the median sale price 8 percent in December compared with the same period in 2011, The Warren Group said Thursday. more
Employment index in U.S. declines, signaling slower job growth
A measure of job prospects fell in November for the second time in the past three months, indicating the U.S. job market will cool. more
QDC, RIDOT land $6M to repair storm damage, fund upgrades
The Quonset Development Corporation and the R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $6 million in federal funding to make upgrades and repairs related to storm damage caused by 2011’s Hurricane Irene, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Monday more
| 12/10/12
AAA: 93.3M Americans to travel during holiday season
Roughly 93.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holiday season that falls between Dec. 22 and Jan. 1, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 12/13/12
U.S. stock futures rise on Fed support speculation, budget talks
U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend a five-week high, amid speculation the Federal Reserve will expand stimulus measures and as lawmakers continued talks on the budget. more
CVS forecasts 2013 profit that tops analysts’ estimates
CVS Caremark Corp., the largest provider of prescription drugs in the U.S., forecast 2013 profit that topped analysts’ estimates as it benefits from new pharmacy customers. more
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