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Job openings in the U.S. dropped to a five-month low in September, signaling uneven progress in the labor market.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Gasoline prices in Rhode Island rose 3 cents to $3.55 over the last week, after dropping 2 cents a week ago, AAA Southern New England said Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the two winners of its 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship, an annual program designed to stimulate solutions to Rhode Island problems by the state’s residents.
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By PBN Staff
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The housing rebound is broadening to other parts of the U.S. economy and will likely lend impetus to growth through 2013 and beyond.
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By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra |
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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.
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By Tom Stoukas and Inyoung Hwang |
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Builders broke ground in January on the most U.S. single-family homes in more than four years and permits for future construction rose, an indication the industry’s momentum carried over into 2013.
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By Shobhana Chandra |
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WaterFire Providence has been selected as one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the national organization announced Friday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Confidence among U.S. consumers declined more than forecast in December as the budget debate in Washington soured Americans’ outlook for the economy.
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By Michelle Jamrisko |
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Bryant University economist discusses recently released unemployment figures for R.I.
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By Michael Souza |
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In an alliance of the state’s “brightest theaters,” three performance venues plan to exchange their artistic, technical and management resources in an effort to bolster long-term expansion with the creation of the Rhode Island Theater Alliance.
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By Alex Kowalski |