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URI students find energy savings at Navy base

University of Rhode Island students recently pitched a plan to the Naval War College in Newport that could help reduce the military’s utility bills. During...
"AS WE get closer to the overall completion of the Iway project, motorists will be experiencing the impacts of our transition from the old alignment to the new one," said Frank Corrao, deputy chief engineer at the R.I. Department of Transportation. /

Five Questions With: Frank Corrao

Frank Corrao is deputy chief engineer at the R.I. Department of Transportation (DOT). He recently took some time to speak with the Providence Business...

Carcieri says $36M pay-cut plan on track

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri said late Tuesday his administration is succeeding with its plan to shave $36 million from the state budget...

New I-95 South lanes in city start Weds.

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is urging drivers to avoid Interstate 95 South in downtown Providence if they can starting Wednesday morning...
COUNCIL 94 has approved a deal with the Carcieri administration that will prevent layoffs or a government shutdown by having employees work 12 days unpaid and postponing a raise. /

Council 94 votes to ratify Carcieri deal

(Updated, 3:45 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – After weeks of back and forth, members of the state’s largest public employees union have voted to approve a deal...
THE ANNUAL COST of attending Rhode Island College for residents will climb 9 percent to $6,986 next year. Similar hikes will hit students at URI and CCRI. /

R.I. to hike public college tuition by 9%

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education on Monday night voted to raise in-state tuition and fees at the state’s three...

$135M to fund R.I. water, sewer work

PROVIDENCE - State officials on Tuesday said they plan to borrow $135 million to fund water infrastructure projects across Rhode Island, the bulk of...

Professor to advise U.S. on cybersecurity

PROVIDENCE – A Brown University computer science professor has been selected to spend the current academic year in Washington advising the U.S. State Department...

R.I. firms mull new net neutrality rules

PROVIDENCE – Telecommunications companies and other Internet providers that serve Rhode Island are weighing how they will be impacted by new Federal Communications Commission...

Universal U.S. broadband could cost $350B

WASHINGTON – The cost of bringing high-speed Internet access to all U.S. households could total anywhere from $20 billion to $350 billion depending on...
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