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R.I. Public Utilities Commission to decide on net-metering amendment

PROVIDENCE – A nuanced deliberation between Rhode Island Energy and the R.I. Public Utilities Commission could have implications for owners of residential and commercial...
VIRTUAL ROADMAP: From left, Skanska USA Inc. Senior Vice President Paul Pedini and Senior Virtual Design Construction Manager Patrick Rice Pedini pose with a digital blueprint of the Interstate 95 Viaduct Northbound Project in Providence.
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Skanska USA Inc. is clearing traffic with new technology

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Architecture, Construction & Engineering: Skanska USA Inc. A GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY whose founder helped stir significant contributions into the cement business in...
DANDY MOSS: Jamie Mitri, founder and CEO of Moss Pure, showcases her moss products that will help improve air quality. A patent on her products is still pending. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Moss Pure offers a new pure method to clean air

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Biotechnology: Moss Pure ART HAS MET air filters, and what began as one Smithfield resident’s solution to pollution in Lebanon has become...

Federal court upholds updated shoreline access law

PROVIDENCE – A federal court has struck down a legal challenge to Rhode Island's updated shoreline access law, preserving expanded public access to the...

Citizens Financial Group announces $50B sustainable financing target

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday announced a $50 billion sustainable finance target that includes $5 billion in green financing by 2030...

R.I., Mass. drivers see price increase at gas pumps

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island was $3.78 per gallon, 5 cents higher than last week...

R.I. prepares for Hurricane Lee 

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is now preparing for Hurricane Lee, just days after a tornado moved through the state.  Although the Category 1 hurricane is...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY says looters that took advantage of the flooding at a shopping plaza on Branch Avenue Monday night will held accountable. "There's no world in which we give a pass to anyone who may have acted illegally,” Smiley said Tuesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Police investigate reports of looting at flooded Branch Ave. plaza

PROVIDENCE – The local police are investigating reports of looting after widespread flooding destroyed a shopping plaza on Branch Avenue, numerous media outlets reported. The...

Report: R.I. second-most environmentally friendly state

PROVIDENCE – Low energy and water usage propelled Rhode Island to second place in a State Sustainability Index recently compiled by Forbes Home. Rhode Island...

SouthCoast Wind developer to pay $60.4M to break contracts with Mass....

Breaking a contract comes at a price. In the case of the Massachusetts offshore wind developer reneging on its power purchase agreements with utility companies,...
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