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THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT Authority announced on Monday that it has consolidated bus stops at Kennedy Plaza in an attempt to reduce bus idling time. /COURTESY RIPTA

RIPTA to consolidate bus stops, reduce idling in Kennedy Plaza

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority hopes to improve pedestrian safety and energy efficiency by consolidating bus stops and reducing the amount...
MARIE L. GANIM WILL be appointed as commissioner of the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner

Dr. Hittner to retire, Raimondo to appoint Marie Ganim as OHIC...

PROVIDENCE - The governor’s office announced today that Dr. Kathleen Hittner, the state’s current Health Insurance Commissioner, will retire from her position effective next...
RHODE ISLAND HAS OVER 15,300 jobs in the clean energy sector according to the 2017 Rhode Island Clean Energy Jobs Report / COURTESY R.I. OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES

Report: R.I. clean energy jobs on the rise

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island is getting greener, according to the 2017 Rhode Island Clean Energy Jobs Report released Thursday by the R.I. Office of Energy Resources...
R.I. COMMERCE CORP. announced the launch of a new ad campaign on Thursday. The campaign will feature designs like the one above. /COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

R.I. Commerce Corp. launches new digital advertising campaign

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Commerce Corp. has launched a new summer-long digital advertising campaign with local advertising firms Nail Communications and RDW Group. The campaign will...
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY has offered Ocean State Theatre Company ticket holders access to their remaining shows of the season

Trinity Rep welcomes Ocean State Theatre ticket holders with free shows

PROVIDENCE - Trinity Repertory Company will offer free tickets to their production of Like Sheep to Water, or Fuente Ovejuna to any ticket holders...
CAI SOFTWARE LLC. has aquired N.H. company, MultiProcess Computer Corp.

CAI Software acquires MultiProcess Computer

SMITHFIELD - CAI Software LLC., an enterprise resource planning software provider, has acquired the New Hampshire-based MultiProcess Computer Corp., an international provider of enterprise...
MEGABUS ADDED SEASTREAK FERRY landing stops on its route, it announced in a press release on Wednesday. /COURTESY RICC

Megabus adds Seastreak Ferry service stops

PROVIDENCE - Megabus.com will expand service by adding additional stops at the Seastreak Ferry landings in both Providence and New Bedford, the bus company announced...
PETER ALVITI JR., director of the state Department of Transportation, said the truck toll revenue will play a role in the rebuilding of the state's infrastructure. / COURTESY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Kapsch TrafficCom wins contract for RIDOT’s new truck-only tolling program

The R.I. Department of Transportation signed a contract with Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Inc. to design and build the electronic facilities and infrastructure for the...
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS RANKED 36 out of U.S. universities for patents awarded in 2016. / COURTESY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS

UMass No. 36 in ranking of U.S. universities for utility patents

DARTMOUTH - The University of Massachusetts has placed 36th on the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents 2016 list released in June by...
NEIL D. STEINBERG speaks at the Rhode Island Foundation's annual meeting in 2015./ COURTESY OF RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION.

Rhode Island Foundation awards $400K in medical research grants

PROVIDENCE - Seventeen Rhode Island medical research projects will share nearly $400,000 in seed funding from the Rhode Island Foundation, the organization announced Tuesday. Together...
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