After having started RISD Works more than a decade ago, Matthew Bird was wondering what to do next. After seeing a vacant space on Wickenden Street he toyed with the idea of another store, but why consider a venture similar to the one that you just left? “There is increasingly more and more great stuff out there in the world and it gets overwhelming,” Bird said. “There are amazing things that nobody can find.” more

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island remained stagnant this week after two consecutive weeks of declines, AAA Southern New England said Monday. more

Hasbro Inc. has earned a spot on CR Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for the second consecutive year, this year moving into the top 10, at No. 7. more

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell 7 cents this week, the second consecutive week of declines, AAA Southern New England said Monday. more

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island dropped another 1 cent this week, marking the seventh consecutive week of decline, according to AAA Southern New England. more

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell 6 cents this week after holding steady last week, according to AAA Southern New England. more

Even a dead business can have value. In fact, sometimes the age and obsolescence of an enterprise, the fact that it didn’t evolve into the next big thing, makes it worth something. more

Rhode Island’s gasoline price dropped 3 more cents this week in the seventh consecutive week of declines, according to AAA Southern New England. more

Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman said the Bay State could generate as much as $339 million in new revenue by collecting state sales taxes on online transactions, reported the Statehouse News Service. more

Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating agency – has upgraded the outlook of CVS Caremark Corp. from “stable” to “positive.” more