Legislative loss could hurt RIPA plans
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s failed effort this year to create a R.I. Power Authority to finance the development and purchasing of power from wind,...
Beacon Mutual to lower rates for $7.5M in savings
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. announced last week that the R.I. Department of Business Regulation has approved a reduction in its workers’ compensation rates...
Advice: When the EPA comes knocking
Surprise inspections by either the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or state environmental agencies may not be as frequent as in past years. However, it...
R.I. economy turned around in May, <br>URI analysis shows
KINGSTON – The Ocean State’s health took a U-turn for the better in May, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro. His...
Newport Fed parent repurchasing stocks
NEWPORT – Newport Bancorp, parent company of Newport Federal Savings Bank, last Tuesday announced plans to repurchase up to 5 percent – or 243,917...
River council recognized as a ‘champion’
Citizens Bank of Rhode Island and NBC 10 last week named the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council as its 2007 third-quarter “Champion in Action” in...
EPA sampling reservoirs in Rhode Island
Scientists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Regional Laboratory sampled three reservoirs in Rhode Island last week, starting last Wednesday, as part...
PWRC, maintenance union reach agreement
WORCESTER – Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. announced this month that it has entered into an eight-year collective bargaining agreement with the union that...
Former Prudential exec named Fidelity president
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments last week named Rodger A. Lawson, a longtime Prudential Financial executive, to serve as president of FMR Corp., the holding...
Autocrat, Guida’s team up for coffee-milk drink
LINCOLN – Autocrat Inc. and Guida’s Milk and Ice Cream last week announced the joint release of a new coffee-flavored milk that will be...
