At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Narragansett Bay Commission broke ground on a part of Phase II of its combined sewer overflow abatement project, at the Rite Aid parking lot at 80 Manton Ave. in Providence. more

Gas prices in Rhode Island dropped 3 cents this week after surging 10 cents to the highest-ever price in September last week, according to AAA Southern New England. more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee joined officials from the R.I. Department of Transportation and members of the media for a tour of the new Sakonnet River Bridge on Monday. more

PROVIDENCE – Textron subsidiary Cessna Aircraft Co. has released its Citation Performance Calculator – CPCalc – to Apple’s App Store. more

Exports from the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metropolitan area grew 23.3 percent to $7.1 billion from 2010 to 2011, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. more

The R.I. Public Transit Authority was one of 11 organizations and companies across the country recognized at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards. more

(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) In order to assist the city of Providence with improvements to its port, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has announced that the state has partnered with the city to take control of a $10.5 million grant to purchase two mobile, barge-based cranes. more

U.S. seafood landings reached a 17-year high in 2001, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. more

Exploration stage mining company Sungro Minerals Inc. has established a wholly owned subsidiary Sungro Minerals Africa, the company announced Tuesday. more

Gas prices in Rhode Island and Massachusetts surged 10 cents this week to the highest-ever prices for September, according to AAA Southern New England. more