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Fewer U.S. state economies improved during the first three months of the year and a measure of gains in their health rose at half the rate at the end of last year.
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By William Selway |
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Providence Business News has announced the winners of its newest event, Healthiest Employers, which recognizes companies – large and small – that have health and wellness initiatives and believe in encouraging employees to adapt healthy lifestyles.
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By PBN Staff
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By executive order, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has declared the last Sunday in July “Bay Day” in Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s foreclosure rate fell 0.2 percentage points from May 2011 to May 2012, CoreLogic said Friday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Consumer spending in the U.S. stalled in May as slower job gains and a lack of wage growth prompted Americans to cut back.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Youth in Action and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Rhode Island have been named the first recipients of grants from the Black Philanthropy Initiative a permanent endowment at the Rhode Island Foundation.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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FirstWorks, a Providence nonprofit arts organization, has announced the schedule for the FirstWorks Festival: On the Plaza in 2012 on Sept. 29, officially kicking off the ninth annual FirstWorks festival.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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After a $500 grant from BankFive, the Fall River Police Department hopes a new monitor will help it pin down more perpetrators.
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By PBN Staff
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The 15th annual International Yacht Restoration School Summer Gala will take place July 7 at the school’s waterfront campus in Newport to the theme of “Mastering the Craft: Celebrating 15 Years of Excellence.”
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Providence Children’s Museum will hold its 29th Allen H. Chatterton Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament on Aug. 6 at Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth with all proceeds benefitting the museum.
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By Rebecca Keister |