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The Washington Trust Charitable Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Greater Westerly Chamber of Commerce Foundation for “Bring Back the Beach,” the Misquamicut Beach Recovery Fund.
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By PBN Staff
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Oil rose for a second day in New York on speculation that Republicans and Democrats are getting closer to a budget agreement.
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By Moming Zhou |
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The economic fate of Massachusetts remains out of the hands of Bay State lawmakers, according to the latest edition of MassBenchmarks, released Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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U.S. stock-index futures maintained gains even as a Federal Reserve report showed New York-area manufacturing shrank more than forecast in December.
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By Michael P. Regan |
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The Consumer Price Index in the Northeast rose 1.8 percent over the last 12 months to 247.097 in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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Exports from the Ocean State rose 1.4 percent in October to $179.5 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after dropping 13.8 percent in September, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com.
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By PBN Staff
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Seven non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools in the Big East – DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University and Villanova University – have agreed to leave the conference, reported ESPN.
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By PBN Staff
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The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting will host a science translation workshop at the first-ever joint private and federal conference focused on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ecosystem science.
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By PBN Staff
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The cost of living fell more than forecast in November as energy prices dropped, a sign U.S. inflation remains in check.
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By Lorraine Woellert |
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Rhode Island’s projected budget deficit for fiscal 2014 is $69.3 million, state budget officials said Wednesday, $61 million smaller than forecast last spring.
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By Patrick Anderson |