Susan A. Baird
RGGI emissions credits sell for $3.07/ton
NEW YORK – The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) took in nearly $38.58 million in its first-ever auction of carbon-dioxide (C02) emissions credits, the...
Research Alliance plans $1.4M in 2009 grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) today announced plans to invest another $1.4 million, through its R.I. Research Alliance and...
CVS: Probe of rival Longs’ bid is ‘highly unusual’
WOONSOCKET – Although the Federal Trade Commission’s interest in rival drugstore giant Walgreen Co.’s bid for the Longs Drug Stores Corp. is “not surprising,”...
RGGI begins carbon cap-and-trade auctions
NEW YORK – The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is slated to start on Jan. 1, but the process began today, with the auction of...
Providence metro GDP grows 2.8% in 2006
WASHINGTON – The gross domestic product of the nation’s major metropolitan areas grew a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent in 2006, accelerating slightly from the...
RITBA set to bring E-ZPass to Pell Bridge
JAMESTOWN – The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) board of directors today reviewed plans for bringing E-ZPass toll collection to the Claiborne Pell...
Israel-based Osem buys Tribe foods
TAUNTON and TEL AVIV – Tribe Mediterranean Foods LLC, a 15-year-old hummus maker whose new factory opened in 2004, has been acquired by the...
NAR: Existing home sales fall in August
WASHINGTON – Existing home sales fell last month nationwide and in the Northeast, both year-over-year and compared with July, although they remained above their...
Only 24% of R.I. students ‘proficient’ in science
PROVIDENCE – About one in four Rhode Island students attained “proficiency” in the first statewide science tests, which were given in May to grades...
Moody’s sees bankruptcy ahead for Twin River
LINCOLN – In another blow to the ailing Twin River greyhound racing and slot parlor, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its ratings on $565 million...
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