Boston Sports Clubs to open two R.I. centers
PROVIDENCE – Boston Sports Clubs, part of an international company that operates 161 U.S. fitness clubs and three in Switzerland, is expanding to Rhode...
CLF blasts PUC for rejecting ‘decoupling’
PROVIDENCE – The Providence office of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) last week said the R.I. Public Utilities Commission’s rejection of a proposal to...
Editorial Cartoon: Christmas wish
A child sitting on Santa’s lap tells Mr. Claus: “What do I want? How about cheap gas, a balanced budget and a growing...
Five Questions With: Melanie Delman
Melanie Delman, the second-generation president of Lila Delman Real Estate, has been posting her musings and insights about culture in Rhode Island on a...
Judge backs R.I. in automaker pollution suit
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has ruled that automakers cannot sue to block Rhode Island from enforcing stronger pollution regulations, because other courts have...
R.I. gets $75K in EPA ‘healthy communities’ aid
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $75,000 to two Providence-based nonprofits to promote ongoing environmental and public health initiatives.
Receiving...
SolarWrights is Audubon Business of the Year
PROVIDENCE – The Bristol-based solar energy company SolarWrights Inc. has been awarded the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Business of the Year Award.
“SolarWrights is...
Study: R.I. among top five states for technology
BOSTON – Rhode Island ranks in the top five states nationwide when it comes to technology, according to the eighth Annual State Competitiveness Report...
Cox, Verizon add hybrids to vehicle fleets
In an effort to reduce their businesses’ environmental impact, the state’s two leading telecommunications companies – Cox Communications and Verizon Communications – are both...
R.I. Renewable Energy Fund <br>gets new rules, management
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation (EDC) today named new managers for the state’s Renewable Energy Fund (REF) and announced a new drive...
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