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Bill requires public input for landfill plans

PROVIDENCE – A bill passed by the Rhode Island House would require public input on whether trash incineration should be allowed at the state...

R.I. ‘clunkers’ rebates total $2.4M so far

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island car dealers had requested nearly $2.4 million in vouchers from the federal “cash for clunkers” program by the middle of...
"IN PLACES like Rhode Island, it's not like Oklahoma or Iowa, where there are wide open spaces. There are a lot of people, a lot of development everywhere, so you have to be really careful about how you place these things so they don't unduly impact any residents," said ASA Senior Principal Daniel Mendelsohn. /

Five Questions With: Daniel Mendelsohn

Applied Science Associates (ASA) last week announced that it has been tapped to lead a technical and economic feasibility study for the possible construction...

R.I. farmland prices down 9% this year

PROVIDENCE – Farmland prices in Rhode Island dropped sharply this year as the biggest real estate crash since the Great Depression hit the agricultural...
Age: 38				
Would like to have lunch with: Maria Shriver   
Favorite book:
 “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
If not in current profession, what would you be: Oceanographer
Favorite hobby: 
All water sports
Guilty pleasure: 
Good wine /

Wendy Waller

Wendy A. Waller, Save The Bay’s staff attorney, knew from the moment she finished her undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins University that she wanted...
Age: 39
Would like to have lunch with: Helen Thomas
Favorite book: “West Into the Night” by Beryl Markham
If not in current profession, what would you be: A tax attorney
Favorite hobby: 
Running
Guilty pleasure: 
Betting on horses at Saratoga /

Christine Malecki West

Christine Malecki West loves to talk about sustainable features in her designs. She wants to tell you about the LEED-certified house being built on...
Age: 39
Would like to have lunch with: Joyce Myers  
Favorite book: 
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
If not in current profession, what would you be: Politician
Favorite hobby: 
Reading
Guilty pleasure: 
Red wine /

Lynette Hodgden

Before arriving at Amgen’s West Greenwich facility in February 2008, Lynette Hodgden had become the company’s safety net. Beginning her career at the biopharmaceutical...
Age: 31
Would like to have lunch with: President Barack Obama
Favorite book: 
“Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe
If not in current profession, what would you be: In another area of community development
Favorite hobby: Running
Guilty pleasure: 
French fries and wings /

Julian Dash

Behind the grand designs to redevelop historic urban properties are financing experts like Julian Dash who help bring the projects to life. The Providence native...

Gas prices up for first time in 6 weeks

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices increased for the first time in six weeks as the cost of a gallon of unleaded regular rose by a...
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URI sets record with $85M in grants

KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island received more than $85.5 million in research grants and contracts during the 2009 fiscal year, the highest...
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