Mass., R.I. race to aid businesses
From streamlining the regulatory process to easing the credit crunch, Rhode Island leaders have been busy devising ways to jump-start the economic recovery and...
U.S. gets R.I. input on wind farm rules
PROVIDENCE – New federal standards for the design, fabrication and installation of offshore wind turbines may be in place by the time Deepwater Wind...
R.I. appliance rebates gone after one day
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents snapped up the state’s entire allotment of government rebates for energy-efficient appliances and heating systems in a single day,...
DBR provides agents more learning time
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Business Regulation is giving licensed real estate agents and brokers an extra four months to complete their continuing...
Narragansett looks to redo beach pavilion
NARRAGANSETT – The town of Narragansett has hired Newport Collaborative Architects to draft preliminary plans for a new North Beach Pavilion at the town’s...
Possible Landmark buyer sold for $830M
FALL RIVER – Caritas Christi Health Care, which owns St. Anne’s Hospital and is in talks to buy Woonsocket’s Landmark Medical Center, has been...
RWU radio station pays $1,700 FCC fine
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University’s student-run radio station has agreed to pay a $1,700 federal fine in order to gets its license renewed after...
R.I. to start offering appliance rebates
(Corrected, March 26)
PROVIDENCE – Beginning Thursday, Rhode Island residents can apply for government rebates when they purchase energy-efficient appliances and heating systems.
The federal government...
CVS under investigation by state AGs
WOONSOCKET – A multi-state task force has launched an investigation into the 2007 merger of CVS Caremark Corp., in a new legal headache for...
Firms owe R.I. annual reports next week
PROVIDENCE – March 31 is the deadline for 35,000 companies registered to conduct business in Rhode Island to file their annual reports, Secretary of...
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