Chris Barrett
EDC fund gives firms energy jolt
To entice Toray Plastics (America) Inc. to expand in Rhode Island, state economic-development officials reached into their toolbox and tapped the R.I. Renewable Energy...
Building boom modernizing Guard
Not long ago, when parachutes arrived at the Rhode Island National Guard’s Camp Fogarty, personnel trucked them among three buildings to inspect, repair and...
Five Questions With: Peter Chaffee
Peter Chaffee is a rarity in today's United States. After studying computing in college, Chaffee passed on entering the hip technology sector. Instead, he...
Providence Housing Authority receives $770,000
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Housing Authority received $770,000 in federal grants this week to help residents find employment and connect with social services.
The...
South Coast rail project gets new leader
BOSTON – The effort to bring commuter rail to the South Coast has a new leader.
Last week Mass. Department of Transportation Secretary Richard...
Wind turbine going up at Fishermen’s Memorial
NARRAGANSETT – Construction on a 117-foot wind turbine at Fishermen's Memorial State Park and Campground in Narragansett got under way this week.
Expected to be...
Mass. Realtors optimism rises
WALTHAM, Mass. – Optimism among Bay State Realtors soared in August compared with a year earlier.
The Massachusetts Association of Realtors said this week that...
Last 9/11 family suit nears trial
During the last nine years, lawyer Donald Migliori and his team have interviewed hundreds of people and assembled millions of pages of documents. The...
Being small pays off for independent utilities
Mike Kirkwood in Burrillville needed just a few minutes to organize crews repairing damage to the town’s electrical system after Tropical Storm Irene. On...
Now-vacant theater seen boosting Newport tourism
Call it a multiact play. After more than a decade, the plan to restore and reopen the Newport Opera House continues.
In July, the Newport...
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