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Articles mentioning both Rhode Island and Massachusetts
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R.I. college graduation rates exceed national average
...rcent and 85.9 percent six-year graduation rates, respectively. The Ocean State’s four-year public colleges – Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island – ranked 19th in the country and boasted a cumulative ... (Read Full Article)
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R.I. 19th for entrepreneurs, Mass. No. 1
...u and the U.S. Statistical Abstract. Massachusetts garnered a 3.01 score, maintaining its 2010 No. 1 ranking. Rhode Island scored 1.191. The Ocean State also ranked 19th in 2010. The worst states for entrepreneurs, accor... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont ranks fifth nationally in energy efficiency
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Oct 3 2012)
...th the most aggressive savings targets include Arizona, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. * Ten states have adopted energy efficiency codes for new building construction t...
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R.I. ranks 7th in nation for energy efficiency
...ngs targets and fuels investments in energy efficiency programs within the utilities sector. Rhode Island and Massachusetts were both listed among the states with the most aggressive energy savings targets, along with Ar...
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R.I. receives $3.3M from Labor Dept. for disability employment
Explore Homepage (Sep 21 2012)
...projects. The seven states benefiting from this most recent round of funding, in addition to Rhode Island and Massachusetts, are Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana and Minnesota. All of the projects supported by the Disab...
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Grossman Cos. buys Conn. industrial park for $3.2 million
Explore Business News (Sep 14 2012)
...nce Corp., has purchased 349 Lake Road in Killingly, Conn. for $3.2 million. The property, near I-395 and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island borders, includes 40 acres of developable land and a mostly vacant, 210,000-squ...
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Mass., RI wind area review to aid new projects
Explore masslive.com (Jul 2 2012)
... U.S. at the forefront of the "renewable energy revolution." The environmental assessment of the Rhode Island/Massachusetts Wind Energy Area will help the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in future leasing decisions und...
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Defense spending in R.I. up 37% since 2003
Explore Homepage (Jun 26 2012)
...2,000 jobs at 389 employers throughout Rhode Island. “The defense industry is an important contributor to the Rhode Island economy,” said the report. Much of the work done by Rhode Island businesses “requires highly skil...
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Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont top list of safest hospitals
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jun 22 2012)
...ore(SM). Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont boast the largest percentage of "A" hospitals in the United States. Rhode Island, Missouri and Oregon feature the lowest percentage of "A" hospitals. The full state ranking can b... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont has lowest labor costs for car repairs in nation
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jun 21 2012)
... of airborne dust. By putting off replacing air filters in western states, vehicle owners put their vehicles' mass air flow sensors at risk. On average, this is a $400 repair. * Three of five states with the lowest car r... (Read Full Article)
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Report: R.I. must match skills to jobs
Explore Homepage (May 31 2012)
...t of that demographic had the same qualifications in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. “This puts Rhode Island in a disadvantaged competitive position in the region in terms of labor-force qualifications,” sa...
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97 New England startups are MassChallenge finalists
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (May 30 2012)
...er of finalists were right here in the Bay State. A total of 90 companies were from Massachusetts, three from Rhode Island, one from New Hampshire, one from Vermont and two from Connecticut. “This year’s pool of MassChal... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont homes prices lost nearly 5 percent in one year
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (May 8 2012)
...tion were: Delaware (-7.6 percent), Alabama (-4.1 percent), Nevada (-3.9 percent), Vermont (-3.9 percent) and Rhode Island(-2.9 percent). Including distressed transactions, the peak-to-current change in the national HPI ...
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R.I. lands $542,346 from Labor Department
...tment awarded a total of $65.5 million in grants on May 7, including $7.3 million to five New England states. Massachusetts, where the April unemployment rate was reported at 8.1 percent, was awarded $4.5 million. “Today... (Read Full Article)
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R.I. ranks 41st for small businesses
Explore Homepage (Apr 23 2012)
... start a small business, according to a report by the Small Business & Enterpreneurship Council. WASHINGTON – Rhode Island is one of the worst places to start a small business, according to a report by the Small Business...
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Six New England startups selected for MIT Innovation Showcase
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Apr 23 2012)
...vider of software development testing services which received a $17 million Series D round last December. One Rhode Island company, Traction Software of Providence, which aims to help people communicate, work together, a...
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Home sales up in New England
Explore wwlp.com (Apr 21 2012)
...eases were less dramatic in the other four states in the region: 15.4 percent in Connecticut, 14.3 percent in Massachusetts, 12.3 percent in New Hampshire and 12.1 percent in Maine.  Median sale prices were flat in Mai...
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Vermont supports Clean Air Act rule to reduce pollution from coal, oil power plants
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Mar 16 2012)
...y Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, New York City, and the District of Columbia. Attorney General, March 16, 2012 View the discussio... (Read Full Article)
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R.I. unemployment claims down in March
Explore Homepage (Mar 15 2012)
...n 1,071 from the prior week due to fewer layoffs in business services and manufacturing, according to the AP. Rhode Island was second in nation to Massachusetts, which showed a 2,974 drop in unemployment claims from the ... (Read Full Article)
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Connecticut moves closer to Sunday alcohol sales
Explore masslive.com (Feb 28 2012)
...Sundays. An industry group says the change would help state businesses keep pace with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where retailers say the advent of Sunday sales within the last decade has helped to boost sales....
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R.I. closer to commercial offshore wind development
Explore Homepage (Feb 24 2012)
... a Wind Energy Area - an area that has the potential to support a wind turbine farm - off of Rhode Island and Massachusetts’ shores. Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee, U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Rep. David...
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Survey: R.I. personal income, GDP up in 2010
Explore Homepage (Feb 20 2012)
... disposable personal income and gross domestic product increased in 2010 from a year earlier. WASHINGTON – In Rhode Island, annual personal income, disposable personal income and gross domestic product increased in 2010 ...
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CT, MA, ME, MA, RI Jan. homes sales up
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Feb 15 2012)
...year-over-year home transactions were up 2.7 percent in January, while the median price declined 2.3 percent. Massachusetts experienced a small increase in year-over-year transactions, up 2 percent, while median price di... (Read Full Article)
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Curt Schilling's 38 Studios releases 1st video game 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'
Explore masslive.com (Feb 7 2012)
...aid the game's debut was "nerve-wracking but exciting." 38 Studios was founded in Massachusetts but lured to Rhode Island in 2010 after state officials offered it a $75-million loan guarantee. The state said its backing... (Read Full Article)
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