An agenda for New England and the entire country
In any year, the early days offer a chance to reassess and prioritize. In 2009, those impulses are perhaps felt more urgently than at...
In new EDC, don’t forget smart ideas
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation’s 2009 plan for economic growth includes many worthy provisions – helping small businesses gain access to capital, helping to...
National Grid appeals R.I. PUC ruling on long-term renewable-energy contracts
PROVIDENCE – National Grid has appealed to the R.I. Supreme Court a ruling by the R.I. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ordering Grid to sign...
CBRE receives Energy Star award
BOSTON – Along with being named the No. 1 national brand in commercial real estate for the eighth consecutive year, CB Richard Ellis, the...
P&W posts $166,000 profit for 2008
WORCESTER – Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. (Nasdaq: PWX) posted a 2008 profit of $166,000, compared with its 2007 net loss of $652,000. Earnings...
Brown study may mean cheaper fuel cells
PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University chemists appear to have overcome a key challenge to the use of palladium as a less-expensive catalyst in fuel...
Capital Properties’ profit rises 13.57%
EAST PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. (OTCQX: CPTP) said its annual profit grew 13.57 percent last year to $1.57 million, after growing 5...
Deepwater starts Block Island studies
NEW SHOREHAM – Deepwater Wind, the New Jersey company chosen by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri to build a $1.5 billion wind farm in federal...
R.I. getting $116M in ‘green’ job aid
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s federal stimulus aid will include more than $116 million to create “green” jobs, make the state cleaner and more energy...
Water access needs support
Rhode Island may be in troubled times financially, but there is one area in which we should have a distinct, competitive economic advantage over...
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