Hotel proposal in Newport seeks tax increment financing
NEWPORT – A committee of the R.I. Commerce Corp. on Friday will consider a plan to create a tax increment financing program around a...
Transmission line survey work for Clear River Energy Center begins this...
BURRILLVILLE – As part of the pre-engineering on the electric transmission line route for the proposed Clear River Energy Center, survey work will begin...
National Grid files for winter rate hikes
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders could again be paying more for electricity this winter.
In filings this week with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, National Grid, the...
Raimondo seeks to reduce plastic litter
NARRAGANSETT – At a pavilion at Scarborough State Beach, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Monday to cut down on plastic litter...
Rhode Island beach closures drop
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island is having to close its beaches less due to elevated bacteria levels, according to new statistics from the state Department...
R.I. gas prices down 1 cent, Mass. prices down 3...
PROVIDENCE – The price of regular, self-serve gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 1 cent this week to $2.89 per gallon, 2 cents above the...
URI to get new $120M ocean research vessel
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will land a new “state-of-the-art” ocean research vessel for use by a consortium led by the University of Rhode Island,...
Raimondo selects July 29 as 2018 Governor’s Bay Day
PROVIDENCE - Marking the 30th anniversary of the local tradition, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order naming Sunday, July 29 as the...
Offshore wind farms are producing hundreds of jobs in R.I.
Rhode Island, looking to leverage the vast coastline after which it draws its nickname, jumped on the offshore wind farm bandwagon early on and...
Local seafood hard to find in New England
Just 15 percent of the seafood available at markets in New England originated in the region, according to a pilot study by Rhode Island-based...
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