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U.S. adds 163,000 jobs in July
Total nonfarm payroll employment in the U.S. rose by 163,000 in July, though the country’s unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday. more
| 8/3/12
Stocks rise to highest level since May after jobs report
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the highest level since May, after data showed payrolls climbed more than forecast even as the jobless rate unexpectedly rose to a five-month high. more
DOT lands $760K from highway administration
The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $760,000 in federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Thursday. more
| 8/3/12
Chafee taps Silva as DMV administrator
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has appointed Anthony J. Silva as administrator for the R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles. more
| 8/3/12
Drought seen prompting short-term pause in U.S. farmland gains
Farming’s inherent risk, forgotten during years of booming incomes that pushed farmland values to records, may damp enthusiasm for investing even as government subsidies buoy U.S. cropland returns, analysts and farmers say. more
Report: R.I. storms linked to global warming
A new environmental report on the Ocean State has confirmed that extreme rainstorms and snowstorms are happening 90 percent more frequently in Rhode Island than they did in the past. more
Construction jobs down in Providence metro
Construction employment declined in 162 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick and the New Bedford metro areas, from June 2011 and June 2012, according to a report from the Associated General contractors of America. more
| 8/2/12
Escobar Farm named dairy farm of the year
Portsmouth-based Escobar Farm has been named Rhode Island’s 2012 Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Thursday. more
| 8/1/12
U.S. leading economic indicators rise in July
Following a drop of 1.9 percent in June, an index of America’s leading economic indicators gained 1 percent in July. more
| 8/2/12
Covidien opens $45M R&D facility in China
Medical technology maker Covidien Ltd. has officially opened its Shanghai-based research and development facility, the China Technology Center, the company announced Thursday. more
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