Net-metering laws start to yield results
It’s a small victory, but small victories taken together can yield big results. And in the field of energy, that is definitely worth celebrating.
We...
Plan ahead to handle winter’s higher energy bills
Preparing a plan to cover higher energy costs in winter is “really no different than other times of the year,” according to Douglas Jobling,...
R.I. to benefit from Cephalon plea deal<br> in Medicaid-fraud case
PROVIDENCE – The pharmaceutical manufacturer Cephalon Inc. will pay $762,600 to Rhode Island’s Medicaid program as part of a $375 million national settlement with...
Businesses can help each other during credit crunch
Go fly a kite.
You can take that saying one of two ways – figuratively or literally. In the economic situation we find ourselves in,...
Editorial Cartoon: Explosive Economy
From the center of a stadium rises a mushroom cloud labeled “The Business Community, Regulators, Politicians, The Financial System.”
Meanwhile, off to one side...
Preserving farmland has aesthetic, economic benefits
When future generations of Little Compton residents look around and appreciate the tiny seaside community’s rolling fields of undeveloped land, they will have George...
‘Green’ economy sets URI, and R.I., on right path
It is not news that money is tight in Rhode Island. And as the state’s budget continues to bust out of its limits, the...
Allco eager to partner with towns on wind
A New York-based renewable-energy developer wants to build wind turbines in a number of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts towns, which the company says...
Technology update, home edition
Do you own a desktop computer for personal use?
• Yes – 85.7%
• No – 14.3%
Do you...
Closing of Fain’s may not become store’s final chapter
Linda Fain wants to get one thing straight right from the start.
Yes, Fain’s Carpet & Rug store at 126 North Main St. in...