Groups urge R.I. not to sell Charlestown land
CHARLESTOWN – A coalition of environmental and land conservation groups is urging state officials to stop the sale of up to 50 acres of...
For nonprofits, now may be the time to build
While many nonprofit organizations are debt-averse, there are compelling reasons why they may find it better to build now rather than later, including construction...
Verizon seeks to offer FiOS TV<br> to 158,000 more R.I. households
PROVIDENCE – Verizon Communications has filed a petition with the R.I. Division of Public Utilities to offer its fiber-optic-based FiOS TV in 12 more...
Festive times at the Westin
The Procaccianti Group lit up the Providence sky with fireworks on March 15 to celebrate the “topping off” of The Westin Providence’s new tower,...
Engineering firm sees big picture
Michael Grilli started BETA Group Inc. in 1982 with a staff of three in a small office in Pawtucket. At the time, the firm...
Lincoln Park opens addition,<br> adopts new name
LINCOLN – Lincoln Park today officially opened its 160,000-square-foot addition, with a ribbon-cutting at the site’s north entrance this morning at 11...
Existing home sales surge unexpected 3.9%
WASHINGTON – Sales of previously owned homes surged 3.9 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted rate of 6.69 million per year from January’s...
R.I. beats U.S. jobless rate, breaks jobs record
CRANSTON – “For the first time since May 2005, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate is lower than the national average,” Adelita S. Orefice, director of...
Local group buying WRNI public radio for $2M
For the first time in Rhode Island history, the state will have its own locally-owned and operated public radio station.
WBUR (90.9FM), Boston’s NPR...
$3M federal grant <br>to protect R.I. woodlands
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service will set aside $3 million to protect 1,100 acres of land in Coventry and West Greenwich, which will...
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