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Health Care
May 18

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer

Health reform could strain substance-abuse care

There are some things that don’t get better simply with time.
Environment
May 18

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.
Small Business
May 18

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.
Development
May 18

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.
Manufacturing
May 18

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher

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.
Development
May 18

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer

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.
Recreation
May 17

Bike link re-established between East Side, East Providence

Just in time for Bike to Work Day, the R.I. Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, announced Friday the establishment of a new bike route that preserves the connection between Providence and East Providence despite the Washington Bridge Bikeway closure.
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