Rhode Island is showing encouraging signs of emerging from its recent shallow recession, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, with strength in manufacturing, housing and retail sales pointing to an economy moving forward. Lardaro’s August Current Conditions Index registered 50, its neutral level, but the strength of the improving indicators made the performance more encouraging than that number alone suggests. “As v…
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