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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...
NAVY EXPANSION: Capt. Michael Poirier discusses expansion plans at Naval Station Newport that include $43 million in federally funded construction projects. /

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...
PORTSMOUTH has been proactive on the renewable energy front, looking to build a municipal wind tower to complement Portsmouth Abbey’s. /

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,...
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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...
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE: Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last year proposed harsh cuts in his budget suggestions. The General Assembly would eventually adopt many of them. /

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...
JOEL COHEN of Promet Marine Services Corp. is among the opponents of zoning changes for Providence’s waterfront. /

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...
COMMON CAUSE RHODE ISLAND Executive Director John Marion says the group will focus on publicly financed campaigns in the next 
legislative session. /

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...
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