Rhode Island Mall pays fine for contamination
BOSTON – Rhode Island Mall in Warwick paid $36,100 in fines this month for violating federal regulations for the storage and handling PCBs, the...
Tennis Hall of Fame wins award for video
NEWPORT – The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum has been tapped for an award honoring its video presentation accompanying an exhibit “Breaking...
Textron, other firms pressure Fed on debt
WASHINGTON – Textron Inc. joined a group of companies, including Nissan Motor Co. and American Electric Power Co., pressing the Federal Reserve to expand...
ARA revitalizing downtown Attleboro
A seven-year remediation and redevelopment of the former Swank building in Attleboro is expected to be completed early next year, one of three major...
Two Mass. cities eyeing waterfront development
For 25 years, Stephen C. Smith has been executive director of the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District, based in Taunton, which serves...
FM Global, Atrion plan expansion of their R.I. technology staffing
PAWTUCKET and JOHNSTON – Despite the current economic gloom, two Rhode Island companies are expanding their technology staffs.
Insurance giant FM Global has announced plans...
LIN TV uses remotes to test online bookmarks
PROVIDENCE – Select viewers of two television stations owned by Providence-based LIN TV Corp. are testing a new technology this month that lets them...
Stop & Shop donations helping needy families
Stop & Shop’s annual charity program “Turkey Express” delivered a donation of 1,000 turkeys to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The large contribution...
Editorial Cartoon: A Little Thanksgiving
Two men sit at a dining table on which a large platter bearing a tiny turkey. “Things ARE a bit different this year!,”...
Public investment has dual potential
While government is often derided as being an impediment to progress, a project coming to fruition in Attleboro is proving that government also can...
