Fitch gives AAA rating, stable outlook to bonds
CHICAGO – Fitch Ratings last week announced it has assigned a stable outlook and a AAA rating to two R.I. Clean Water Finance Agency...
EnerNOC to monitor Mass. energy use
BOSTON – Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles last week announced that EnerNOC, a Boston-based energy-management applications company, will monitor energy usage...
Cap-and-trade program to offer 42.8M permits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Northeast’s cap-and-trade program for power plants will offer 42.8 million carbon dioxide permits for sale at its eighth auction, to...
Bay shows resilience after floods
On March 30, the Warwick sewer plant shut down as a wall of water from the Pawtuxet River rushed over the dike surrounding the...
Cultivating clients family tradition
The most difficult thing about being a third-generation, family-owned-and-operated business, said Steven Pagliarini, the 52-year-old executive vice president of Central Nurseries Inc.,“is trying to...
R.I. biz-plan contest names semifinalists
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition has announced this year’s six semifinalists for each of its three competition tracks.
The 18 semifinalists will...
State moving ahead on Shooters sale
PROVIDENCE – The State Properties Committee will vote Tuesday morning whether to allow the R.I. Department of Transportation to sell the site of the...
R.I. gas prices rise as oil tops $84 a barrel
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the second week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
The Weaver’s Cove LNG plan is a net loss for R.I.
On the face of it, the Hess LNG plan for Mount Hope Bay might appeal to some who hope it will offer cheaper natural...
Boost in flood-related business unlikely to last
The floods of last month brought with them a spike in work for some businesses, but the lasting economic impact could recede almost as...
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