http://www.pbn.com/rss/latest_stories.rss Latest stories from Providence Business News en-us Copyright 2008 Providence Business News Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:19:16 EDT http://www.pbn.com/static/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.pbn.com/ http://www.pbn.com/stories/34942.html PROVIDENCE – “After rising slightly a week ago, gasoline prices in Rhode Island have returned to the downward path,” Lloyd P. Albert, senior vice president of public and government affairs for AAA Southern New England, wrote today in the nonprofit auto club’s weekly fuel-price report. By PBN Staff http://www.pbn.com/stories/34942.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:18:42 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34881.html A local media personality who said he was fired to make way for controversial talk show host John DePetro is offering to pay for a lie-detector test so the embattled WPRO-AM personality can prove he had nothing to do with fraudulent Arbitron Inc. diaries that led to a revision in spring ratings for the Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket market. document.write(' '); By Denise Perreault PBN Staff Writer http://www.pbn.com/stories/34881.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34882.html When John Risica bought a 65,000-square-foot former worsted mill in Olneyville in 2006, he wanted to turn it into working-class loft condominiums that would “make a difference” in the neighborhood. Most of the units would have been priced at less than $200,000. document.write(' '); By Kevin Shalvey PBN Staff Writer http://www.pbn.com/stories/34882.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34883.html Lighthouse Computer Services Inc. is putting the finishing touches on a new high-tech criminal tracking system that company and state officials say could revolutionize the way law enforcement authorities monitor pedophiles and parolees. document.write(' '); By Ted Nesi PBN Staff Writer http://www.pbn.com/stories/34883.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34935.html CRANSTON – Gracie’s Venture in Providence and Evelyn’s Nanaquaket Drive-In in Tiverton have been honored by the Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association with awards that put them in the running for the National Restaurant Association’s 10th annual Restaurant Neighbor Awards, the local organization announced today. document.write(' '); By Kevin Shalvey PBN Staff Writer http://www.pbn.com/stories/34935.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34880.html PROVIDENCE – A consortium of private-equity groups led by Providence Equity Partners Inc. may be considering a slightly higher offer for Informa Plc after the U.K.-based business information group rejected its downwardly-revised bid of 1.9 billion pounds, or about $3.4 billion, Bloomberg News said today. By PBN Staff http://www.pbn.com/stories/34880.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:53:05 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34879.html NEW YORK – Forbes magazine yesterday pegged Providence as the 33rd best city for singles in the United States, up from 40th in the 2007 ranking. document.write(' '); By Kevin Shalvey PBN Staff Writer http://www.pbn.com/stories/34879.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:29:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34878.html PROVIDENCE – In an advisory opinion yesterday, the New England Fishery Management Council asked the National Marine Fisheries Service to approve interim rules reducing commercial fishermen’s days at sea by 18 percent, rather than the 70 percent proposed. document.write(' '); By Susan A. Baird PBN Web Editor http://www.pbn.com/stories/34878.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:23:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34876.html PROVIDENCE – Three organizations and four individuals have been selected to receive the 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Awards. They will be honored later this month, along with this year’s Tech Laureates, with a gala event at Kirkbrae Country Club. document.write(' '); By Susan A. Baird PBN Web Editor http://www.pbn.com/stories/34876.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:14:00 EDT http://www.pbn.com/stories/34877.html WASHINGTON – The nation’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent last month as non-farm employment fell for the eighth straight month, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. “This spike in unemployment is deeply disturbing,” U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said this afternoon. document.write(' '); By Susan A. Baird PBN Web Editor http://www.pbn.com/stories/34877.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:05:00 EDT