Retail sales fall 1.8% as gas prices plunge
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food-service sales last month fell 1.8 percent compared with October, extending the current retail slump to a record five...
R.I. home to receive LEED designation
NARAGANSETT – After a yearlong design process, work is under way on a more than 4,300-square-foot “green” home in Narragansett. The Hageman’s private residence...
Boston Sports set to open 2 Providence clubs
PROVIDENCE – By the end of the year, two Boston Sports Clubs gyms are expected to open in Providence, boosting BSC’s club count to...
Star Gas posts FY 2008 loss of $13.4M
STAMFORD, Conn. – For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, home heating-oil giant Star Gas Partners L.P. (NYSE: SGU) posted a loss of $13.4...
Warren firm changes name to Pro-Act Biotech
WARREN – Pro-Act Microbial Inc., a supplier of waste treatment systems for the agriculture, aquaculture and food-waste industries, has officially changed its name to...
Solar energy added at Fall River’s Munro Co.
FALL RIVER — Munro Electrical Distributing Co., a 66-year-old electrical products supplier based in Fall River, has jumped on the renewable energy bandwagon.
The company...
More-rational water regulation needed
What do these seven state agencies have in common?
The Narragansett Bay Commission; the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC); the R.I. Department...
Deficit has towns eyeing consolidation
Talk about consolidating services among cities and town in Rhode Island is getting more serious this time around.
After almost a year of little progress,...
Team coordinates state efforts to protect waterways
With seven agencies responsible for maintaining and protecting Rhode Island’s major waterways, lawmakers eventually realized someone needed to coordinate the agencies’ efforts.
The R.I. Bays,...
RISD is among schools selected <br>for Sony photo contest for students
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island School of Design is one of 14 schools in North America and 60 worldwide chosen to participate in Student...
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