DEM grant helps East Providence clean the Bay
EAST PROVIDENCE – The East Providence Harbor Department has received a $56,725 R.I. Department of Environmental Management grant to purchase a 23-foot pumpout boat....
Gasoline prices rise by 4 cents
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices rose an average of 4 cents per gallon over the past week, the second consecutive week of a...
RIEDC creates and fills new finance position
J. Michael Saul, executive director of the Urban Revitalization Fund (TURF), has been named the managing director of finance programs for the R.I. Economic...
Taking accessibility down to the community level
When it’s completed, Southside Community Land Trust’s main office will have a handicapped-accessible entryway linked to a new deck and a ramp leading down...
Going ‘lean’ from the point a product is conceived
For the last several years, the buzzword in manufacturing has been “lean” – streamlined, efficient operations that reduce production costs.
Wakefield-based Boothroyd Dew-hurst Inc....
Film festival promises windfall for R.I. businesses
Last year, the Rhode Island International Film Festival drew nearly 24,000 people to its screenings and other events, including 232 filmmakers who booked more...
R.I. tax burden remains among nation’s highest
The good news, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council would tell you, is that the Ocean State didn’t move any farther up the list....
Freetown courts Sam Adams, with state aid
The world wants more Samuel Adams beer, and the Boston Beer Co. is looking for ways to meet the demand. For the people of...
Middleboro see casino in its cards
A casino in his town of Middleboro, Mass., may be inevitable, says Board of Selectmen Chairman Wayne C. Perkins. So in his view, the...
A wind powerhouse in Attleboro?
Taking on a major obstacle to mass adoption of wind energy, a startup company based in Attleboro is working to develop a system that...
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