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Rhode Island
From college friends to business partners, these stationers are celebrating 10 years in business together
Nov 30, 2023
Danielle McCarthy and Ellen Kelly run a luxury wedding stationery business in Newport, Rhode Island, where they specialize in letterpress printing.
As the ocean warms, changes on the job for Rhode Island lobstermen
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 12, 2016
A trip to the docks in Newport, Rhode Island.
Rhode Island, hard hit by recession, slow to recover
Apr 23, 2015
Pre-recession, the housing boom in Rhode Island helped mask manufacturing woes.
Rhode Island Republicans want gun makers to set up shop
by
Noel King
Apr 9, 2013
State Minority Leader Brian Newberry says gun manufacturing would bring well-paid jobs to Rhode Island's struggling economy.
Fallout from the demise of Curt Schilling's 38 Studios
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 25, 2012
The former Red Sox pitcher's video game company, 38 Studios, is in deep financial trouble. What that means for Rhode Island, which gave the company a $75 million loan.
Economic confidence lags from state to state
Feb 9, 2012
The national mood about the economy is one thing, but what states have the best, and worst, confidence about the direction of the economy?