Rehearsing the bright fantastic
Members of Big Nazo, Rhode Island’s oversized puppet troupe, rehearse for their participation last Thursday in Bright Night Providence. The performers were expected...
Naval Station Newport sees<br> building, training boom
Naval Station Newport is booming.
A lot of states lost out when Congress enacted the federal Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) in 2005. But...
Mass. pension fund lost $2B in November
BOSTON – The Massachusetts state pension fund lost $2 billion in November, bringing its loss for the year to $16.1 billion, the worst performance...
Coakley, N.Y., company settle in Big Dig case
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office announced last month it has reached an reached an agreement with Power Fasteners Inc. resolving both...
Search for renewable energy <br>intensified in 2008
Energy prices, particularly for oil and gasoline, were a constant source of heartburn for businesses and consumers in the first half of the year,...
Recession, credit crunch hit R.I. early,<br> and are expected to stick around
Fasten your seat belts tight because 2008 was one bumpy year for the Rhode Island economy, and the turbulence isn’t over yet.
Economic experts like...
State again begins year awash in budgetary <br> red ink, with deficit...
The state’s fiscal woes in 2008 changed some of the ways government looks and works as state leaders attempted to run a leaner operation,...
Twin River gamble may not pay off,<br> for its owner or...
A high-stakes gamble by the owner of Twin River put the video-slot parlor – a major moneymaker for an already cash-strapped State of Rhode...
Zoning plans bring waterfront to boiling point
The Providence Department of Planning & Development held a series of public-input workshops, called charrettes, as part of making the first major changes to...
Publicly financed campaigns<br> can inspire more candidacies
John Marion has taken over as executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, the local branch of a national government watchdog group. The group...