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New-home sales plunge to lowest level in 12 years

12:48 PM Fri, Dec 28, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes plunged last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a grim testament to the problems plaguing the housing sector. The Commerce Department reported today that new-home sales tumbled by 9 percent......

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End of concrete-plant controversy in Cranston?

6:50 PM Thu, Dec 27, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

CRANSTON -- Mayor Michael T. Napolitano is scheduled to announce tomorrow that the city has reached an agreement, in principle, to buy out a controversial, half-built concrete plant in the Eden Park section of the city, according to administration officials.......

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Index: U.S. home prices down for 10th month in a row

1:32 PM Wed, Dec 26, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

NEW YORK -- U.S. home prices fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, a widely watched index showed today. The record 6.7 percent drop in the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price......

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Merchants seek to lure shoppers for post-holiday bump

1:23 PM Wed, Dec 26, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

NEW YORK -- Retailers opened earlier than ever on the day after Christmas today and slashed prices with hopes of salvaging a holiday season that is falling short of already modest expectations. Merchants are trying to lure post-Christmas bargain hunters......

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Company that runs five state airports sold / Photo

11:28 AM Wed, Dec 26, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski North Central Airport, in Smithfield, is among those operated by Landmark Aviation Airport Services. Landmark Aviation Airport Services, the company that runs five airports in the state, has been sold. The firm's parent company,......

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Providence Journal airport coverage

12:01 PM Sun, Dec 23, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Benjamin N. Gedan    Email

For more information on the challenges facing T.F. Green Airport, here are several recent stories on the topic as well as Journal Business Editor John Kostrzewa's recent column about the proposed runway expansion: "Airport badly needs Sundlun’s tenacity," by John......

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