Adaptability yields growth
Waterson Terminal Services LLC formed less than a decade ago, a new company that combined the business interests of two previous founders and worked...
Ferguson receives environmental merit award
WENLEY FERGUSON, director of habitat restoration for Save The Bay, recently received the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Environmental Merit Award at a ceremony...
Tornado warning issued for east central Providence County, Bristol County, Mass.
PROVIDENCE – A tornado warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for east central Providence County, western central Bristol County, Mass, and...
URI to measure R.I.’s ocean economy to foster business collaboration
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is leading a wide-ranging study to document the size and impact of the so-called “blue economy”...
Gas prices in R.I., Mass. tick down
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 2 cents to $2.82 per gallon this week, 3 cents...
Federal regulators approve liquefied natural gas project in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Federal regulators have approved a controversial plan by utility giant National Grid PLC to build a $180 million liquefied natural gas facility...
Seven-turbine, onshore wind farm to begin construction in Johnston
JOHNSTON – Work on a seven-turbine, 21-megawatt onshore wind farm is expected to begin next week, the developer, Green Development LLC, announced Thursday.
The company...
Five Questions With: Caroline Scanlan
Caroline Scanlan is the new urban and community forestry program coordinator at the Division of Forest Environment for the R.I. Department of Environmental Management....
Consumer Watchdog blasts insurance industry over fossil fuel investments
PROVIDENCE – While many in the insurance industry lament the impacts of global warming, the nation’s top insurance companies remain heavily invested in the...
R.I., Mass. gas prices remain unchanged at $2.84 per gallon
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged this week at $2.84 per gallon, 5 cents below...



















