Danielle McCarthy and Ellen Kelly run a luxury wedding stationery business in Newport, Rhode Island, where they specialize in letterpress printing.
A trip to the docks in Newport, Rhode Island.
Pre-recession, the housing boom in Rhode Island helped mask manufacturing woes.
State Minority Leader Brian Newberry says gun manufacturing would bring well-paid jobs to Rhode Island's struggling economy.
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.
The national mood about the economy is one thing, but what states have the best, and worst, confidence about the direction of the economy?