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FLYING AWAY: The decline in population of Saltmarsh Sparrows and other species in Rhode Island could have an impact on the state’s wildlife tourism, according to the head of The Nature Conservancy. / COURTESY PETER PATON

Wildlife protection assessed

The population of Saltmarsh Sparrows is declining in Rhode Island with the loss of salt marshes due to sea-level rise – and that’s a...

Toray called ‘leader’ in cogeneration

A $22.7 million investment in a second cogeneration power facility at Toray Plastics (America) Inc. is an important development in the Ocean State’s efforts...
DOWN SOUTH: A URI team worked in collaboration with six scientists from the University of Massachusetts Boston on a cruise of Antarctica to study krill. Pictured above are Jeremy Lucke and Jullie Jackson. / COURTESY CHRISTOPHER ROMAN

Krill offer clues on how marine ecosystem works

(Corrected, June 27) Just back from a monthlong expedition in the waters off Antarctica, the research is far from over for a team from the...
LEADER OF THE PAC: Tim Viverous sorts alpaca fiber at New England Alpaca Fiber Pool in Fall River. The 10,000-square-foot facility processes about 80,000 pounds of alpaca fiber each year. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Breeders find a market for alpacas

The 30,000 pounds of alpaca fiber usually stacked in large bales at the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool in Fall River arrive from farms...
SERVICE MAN: Vietnam combat veteran and Veterans Assembled Electronics owner John Shepard, standing, works with mechanical engineer Michael Ratigan. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Lending to R.I. veterans on rise

Vietnam combat veteran John Shepard had already co-founded two breakthrough-technology companies – involving network firewalls and fingerprint readers – when he went looking for...
IN TOWN: Charlie Wilson, owner of The Town Trader in Glocester, says that having a responsive, local institution such as Navigant Credit Union has helped him prosper. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL PERSSON

Bricks and mortar wooing clients

With many financial services easily accessible online and on smartphones, some banks in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts are sticking to the strategy of...
HOMEWARD BOUND: BatchBlue Software Chief Technology Officer Ray Anderson spent 15 years commuting up to 150 miles daily before finding a job at BatchBlue Software in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL PERSSON

Talent war escalating in technology

Expanding technology opportunities in Rhode Island finally intersected with the pull of family and hometown roots for BatchBlue Software Chief Technology Officer Ray Anderson....
CHARTING A COURSE: Fresh off receiving a new contract, R.I. Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist plans to move forward with efforts to close the state’s perceived skills gap. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Gist pushing forward with five-plan reform plan

Armed with a new two-year contract, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist says she’s staying the course with her five-year plan to transform...
HOMEGROWN: Brenda Brock, founder and CEO Farmaesthetics, at Maplewood Farm in Portsmouth. Brock has been named Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. / COURTESY FREDERIC LAGRANGE

SBA to honor top small-business owners in U.S.

There’s no point telling Brenda Brock that the number of small businesses in Rhode Island has declined over the past few years as they’ve...
WITH THE FLOW: Aerators at the Providence Water Supply Board’s Philip J. Holton water treatment plant in Scituate. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE WATER SUPPLY BOARD

Regional water authority proposed but not adopted

A proposal in the General Assembly is designed to combat long-running water-shortage issues across the south of the state, but unanswered questions and entrenched...
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