Wind turbines approved at Field’s Point
PROVIDENCE – Three wind turbines at the Narragansett Bay Commission’s (NBC) Field’s Point Wastewater Treatment Facility may just fly. The Federal Aviation Administration has...
Panel: 6 R.I. cities, towns face fiscal crisis
PROVIDENCE – A state task force is recommending more state monitoring of municipal budgets after at least six Rhode Island cities and towns fared...
NUWC to hire 200 in Newport this year
NEWPORT – The Naval Undersea Warfare Center’s division in Newport said Thursday it spent $639 million on payroll, construction, facility support and local contracts...
Shooters zoning change denied by CRMC
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) rejected a request Wednesday by the city of Providence to rezone the waters next to...
Fugate offered new CRMC contract
WAKEFIELD – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has officially offered to renew the contract of its long-time executive director, Grover Fugate.
At...
R.I. gets $1.2M for Kingston MBTA stop
(Updated, Jan. 29)
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $1.2 million to undertake work at the Kingston train station that could...
Providence saw fewer foreclosures in ’09
PROVIDENCE – Foreclosure filings in the Providence area decreased 17 percent in 2009 compared with the prior year, but jumped 144 percent compared with...
Mass. gets Powerball, R.I. Mega Millions
(Updated, 4:30 p.m.)
CRANSTON – Massachusetts will start offering Powerball tickets Sunday, but Rhode Island will not see a decrease in revenue, a spokeswoman for...
Slater-backed firm to expand – in Mass.
(Corrected, Feb. 11)
MIDDLETOWN – Cardiorobotics Inc., a maker of robotic surgical tools that has received $750,000 from the state since 2007, has signed a...
Carcieri urges relief for small business
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri on Tuesday pledged to create more jobs through tax relief and tax credits for small businesses and balance...
