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...
Brown student wins youth-entrepreneur contest
PROVIDENCE – Brown University student Emma Clippinger has been named co-winner of the Staples “Youth Social Entrepreneur” competition, organized by Ashoka, a community of...
URI student investigates breast-cancer treatment
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island undergraduate majoring in chemistry is part of a URI program investigating whether the Eugenia jambolana berry...
Rhode Island to receive $38M in LIHEAP funds
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced the release of Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program funds to local community-action programs late last...
Gas-to-electric plant is planned for Johnston
An international energy company plans to spend about $80 million building the second-largest landfill-gas-to-electric power plant in the country at the state’s Central Landfill...
Gas-to-energy project is tangible progress
Moving beyond talk and promises in the effort to reach the state’s 15-percent mandate for electricity from renewable resources has been predictably slow.
But unlike...
Renewable energy can deliver<br> energy independence and jobs
To the Editor:
The recent article on Providence Business News’ Web site (“R.I.’s abysmal year continued in September,” Nov. 10, PBN.com) discussed Rhode Island’s recent...
Driving tax, border tolls among ideas<br> for funding R.I. road and bridge...
PROVIDENCE – A tax on every mile that residents drive is one of several suggestions from the state panel charged with finding money to...
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