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WBNA, WaterFire are EPA grant recipients
BOSTON – The West Broadway Neighborhood Association and WaterFire Providence are the two Rhode Island recipients of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfield grants aimed at protecting health and cleaning up communities. more
5/20/13
Ackerman introduces tax incentive for wellness
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Mia A. Ackerman, D-Cumberland, has introduced a bill on behalf of Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts that would create a tax credit for small employers that implement a wellness program for employees. more
5/20/13
Carpionato proposes 62-acre, mixed-use Tiverton project
TIVERTON – Carpionato Group has made an introductory pitch to the Tiverton Town Council and Planning Board for a large-scale, mixed-use development that could be as large as 62 acres, The Herald News of Fall River reported. more
5/20/13
R.I. has stake in F-35 Lightning program
Elected officials and others representing the region’s defense industry recently crowded around the cockpit of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, waiting their turns to hop in the pilot’s seat, taxi the fighter jet down the runway and launch into the skies on a government mission – all without leaving the confines of the R.I. Department of Administration building, that is. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 5/20/13

Proposals emerge for I-195 land
Addressed one at a time, the 17 buildable parcels uncovered by the relocation of Interstate 195 in Providence will likely take many years to develop. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

State, regional agencies awarded for water work
PROVIDENCE – Jamestown and the Narragansett Bay Commission were among the winners at the annual Narragansett Water Pollution Control Association banquet held in May, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced. more
5/27/13
GAO: Less than one in four affected by Sandy get loans
WASHINGTON – Less than one in four small businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy – including those in Rhode Island – have had their U.S. Small Business Administration loan applications approved, according to the Government Accountability Office. more
5/27/13
Health council mapping out ways to curb costs
Having documented Rhode Island’s projected future need of hospital beds in a report delivered on April 30 to the R.I. General Assembly, the state’s Health Care Planning and Accountability Advisory Council is laying the groundwork for a statewide plan to help control ever-rising care and insurance costs. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 5/27/13
Slater investing slowed by delay in stimulus grant
Slater Technology Fund is waiting patiently - but still waiting – for the bulk of $9 million in federal stimulus crucial to its transformation from a state-funded investment vehicle to a self-sustaining, venture-capital firm. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Revised energy plan will be roadmap for Ocean State
Marion Gold is Rhode Island’s second commissioner of energy resources, leading the state’s environmental planning at a critical time when climate change, increasingly intense storms and a sluggish economy have to merge into viable energy policy. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

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