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UMass Dartmouth forms public safety task force in marathon bombing aftermath
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has created a three-person task force to conduct a review of its policies and procedures in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Chancellor Divina Grossman announced Monday. more
| 5/20/13
U.S. faces downgrade in 2013 without budget deal, Moody’s warns
U.S. policymakers must address debt loads projected to rise later this decade to avoid a 2013 downgrade, even as the latest budget projections are “credit positive,” according to Moody’s Investors Service. more
Providence named 2nd most expensive city by NerdWallet
Personal finance website NerdWallet.com said Rhode Island’s capital city was the second most expensive in the United States, according to its “Quarter Pounder Index,” a basic cost-of-living guide that uses the price of a McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese to gauge the cost-of-living differences between U.S. cities. more
| 5/20/13
Report: R.I. economic growth ‘rebounds’ in 1Q
The Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator Index, released by the R.I. Public Expenditure Council and Bryant University’s Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies on Monday, reported that Rhode Island economic growth expanded at a more robust rate than estimated during the first quarter of 2013. more
| 5/20/13
Newport named 5th ‘happiest seaside town’
Newport has been ranked the fifth most enjoyable and hospitable coastal city in the United States by Coastal Living Magazine, which called it the “crown jewel” of Rhode Island. more
Pump prices continue to rise in R.I., Mass.
Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices rise this week, the second consecutive week of increases after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more
| 5/20/13
U.S. stocks are little changed after 4-week rally amid deals
U.S. stocks were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed for four straight weeks to an all-time high, as investors weighed corporate acquisitions. more
Stonehill names new leader
Stonehill College’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to name the school’s current vice president for student affairs, the Rev. John Denning, its 10th president, succeeding current president, the Rev. Mark T. Cregan, who will step down at the end of June after 13 years in the job. more
| 5/17/13
R.I. sees 3rd-highest construction job contraction in April
During the past year, construction employment in Rhode Island fell nearly 9 percent, or 1,400 jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. more
Next deadline approaching for Betaspring hopefuls
Betaspring is reminding would-be entrepreneurs that the early application deadline for its fall accelerator session in Tuesday, May 21, with the final deadline coming on June 12. more
| 5/17/13
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