Goetz Boats idles staff, enters receivership
BRISTOL – The credit crunch, the slowing economy and the recent cancellation of a contract for a half-completed sail racer have forced Goetz Custom...
Carcieri: R.I. should save some stimulus cash
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is imploring the R.I. General Assembly to resist the urge to use the roughly $125 million in “cash...
CRMC honored for eelgrass project
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council has won national recognition for its South Coast Habitat Restoration Project, which has been selected...
Patrick sets 2,000-MW wind-power goal
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick has set a new goal of developing 2,000 megawatts (MW) of wind-power capacity by the year 2020; that...
Five Questions With: Harriet Lloyd
Every morning — even on Christmas Day — Harriet Lloyd wakes up with the sunrise and puts together RISC-Y Business, a daily e-mail compilation...
Paramount Solutions gets $3.4M NUWC contract
MIDDLETOWN – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport has awarded Paramount Solutions a five-year, $3.4 million contract for advanced engineering and technology...
BIF moves to The Plant, welcomes GTECH
PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory (BIF) has moved its offices to The Plant, a mixed-use historic mill building redevelopment at 60 Valley St.
The...
URI, Twin River hit as data breaches rise in ’08
The University of Rhode Island, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and the Twin River slot parlor were among the local organizations where sensitive...
VCRI, Serve RI join to promote volunteerism
PROVIDENCE – The Volunteer Center of Rhode Island (VCRI) and Serve Rhode Island have merged into “one statewide organization dedicated to meeting the volunteer...
BofA calls for Neighborhood Excellence entries
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Bank of America Charitable Foundation today launched its sixth annual Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, a drive to honor and nurture “local...