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Hasbro to cut jobs after 4Q sales trail forecast
Hasbro Inc., the maker of Nerf, Playskool and Transformers toys, fell the most in nine months after saying preliminary fourth-quarter sales trailed its forecast because of weaker demand in the U.S. more
Hasbro implements recycling program at all R.I. facilities
Toy and game-maker Hasbro Inc. has teamed up with the R.I. Resource Recovery Corp. to introduce single-stream recycling at all of its Ocean State facilities. more
| 1/16/13
Twin River to add more table game-related jobs than estimated
Twin River plans to add 50 more full-time equivalent jobs than originally estimated when the casino adds table games in July, upping its estimate to 400. more
| 2/6/13
Wall Street sees biggest return since ’03 as workers suffer
For employees at the biggest Wall Street banks, 2012 brought a humbling post-crisis reality of job cuts, lower pay and tarnished reputations. For investors, it was a happier story. more
Providence metro home prices rise in October
Home prices in the Providence metropolitan area increased 1.47 percent year over year in October, according to the LPS Home Price Index report. more
| 12/26/12
DOL gives R.I. Self-Employment Assistance $159K
The U.S. Department of Labor last week awarded $159,734 to the state of Rhode Island to further its Self-Employment Assistance program. more
Home prices continue to fall in Providence metro area in Oct.
Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area dropped 0.3 percent in October compared with the same period in 2011, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index. more
| 12/4/12
RIPEC, EDC, GA form legislation-tracking partnership
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the R.I. Economic Development Corporation have established a collaborative partnership with the state’s General Assembly to build a legislative database as a resource for Rhode Island businesses. more
| 1/30/13
R.I. municipalities finally acknowledge pension woes
If the first step toward a solution is admitting you have a problem, then 2012 has seen progress for Rhode Island’s distressed, locally run, municipal pension plans. more

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

Tax data-based revisions push R.I. job numbers in spring higher
A recent tax data analysis of the state’s labor market showed better job growth estimates for the second quarter of 2012 than originally reported from a monthly estimate. more
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