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Rhode Island Energy deploys 250 crews ahead of possible weekend nor’easter

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has deployed about 250 crews ahead of a potential nor’easter this weekend expected to cause power outages due to...
POWERFUL PAIR: Solid State Power Corp. manufactures batteries for boats and aquatic vessels, drones, mining equipment, data center backup systems and scientific equipment, and ships them worldwide. Pictured from left are Phil Calef, father of founder and CEO Tom Calef, and assembly technician Jaquir Som at the company’s Pawtucket manufacturing facility.
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Meet the Makers: Pawtucket battery maker takes power to the extreme

(Editor’s note: This is the 49th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
SPREADING OUT: University of Rhode Island public health professor Wenhui Feng examines a map of dollar stores in Rhode Island, most of them concentrated in urban areas. Feng is leading a new study on dollar stores and the food that is purchased there. 
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Dollar stores and diet the focus of URI-led study

For Rhode Islanders who live in neighborhoods without a full-service grocer, a so-called dollar store can be a convenient and affordable place to buy...
GOING THE DISTANCE: Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe launched her bakery business Cookie Chow in 2021, which began as a slow-growing, home-based operation and has since developed into a mobile cookie business with a food truck, retail placements and event work that has a growing following across Rhode Island.
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Baker’s mobile cookie service a hit

For Jennifer “Jenny” McCabe, Cookie Chow started with a chocolate chip cookie, a little experimentation and a lot of time at home during the...

Beacon Bank CEO Paul A. Perrault retires, Sean A. Gray named...

PROVIDENCE – Sean A. Gray has been named CEO of Beacon Financial Corp. and its subsidiary Beacon Bank following the retirement of former CEO...

PUC approves $28M in winter electric bill credits for residential customers

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission announced on Thursday it has approved $28 million in winter electric bill credits for more than 450,000...

Election26: Talan puts spending, education at center of Providence mayoral bid

(Editor’s note: This is the third and final story in an occasional series speaking with Providence mayoral candidates about their vision for the city’s...

R.I. launches $32M program for multifamily heat pump rebates

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has launched a $32 million federal rebate program that will help income-eligible multifamily properties install heat pump systems, the R.I....

Providence seeks proposals to redevelop former Urban League site

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Redevelopment Agency has issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of the former Urban League of Rhode Island Inc....

Renovated state building highlights Rhode Island Day at the Big E

PROVIDENCE – A new look helped usher in Rhode Island Day at the Eastern States Exposition Tuesday. The Rhode Island Building, a replica of Newport’s...
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