Factory prices surge 1.4% in May
WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices paid to U.S. factories and farmers rose in May for the fifth consecutive month, resuming their rise after an April...
Gas prices in R.I. rise for 12th week, to $4.109
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices locally have risen for the 12th consecutive week, “once again leaving Rhode Island with prices roughly $1.15 a gallon higher...
Aspire latest restaurant to go local with its menu
When Mis Zill, the owner of Big Train Farm in Cranston, arrives at Aspire, the newly opened restaurant at Hotel Providence, with a bundle...
Spectra Energy Corp. planning to expand natural gas system
HOUSTON – Spectra Energy Corp., the second-largest American pipeline company, is seeking federal approval to expand a system to transport natural gas from the...
ISO NE reports market competitive in 2007
HOLYOKE, Mass. – New England’s wholesale electricity markets performed competitively in 2007, according to a report released last week by ISO New England Inc.
The...
Editorial Cartoon: Sad Grad
A recent college graduate, is depicted walking through a bad stock market, a slumped housing market, and through big gas prices. He is thinking:...
Oil measures up to gas quite well,<br> thank you very much
Few have avoided ever being the victim of a bully. Yet that is exactly what is happening to your neighborhood heating oil dealers. While...
Sound thinking about water can yield real advantages
Rhode Island’s water is a precious resource, one we all share. It is also a potential economic advantage for the state.
Our average rainfall ...
Mass. site pulls together gas-saving resources
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick today unveiled a new Web site as part of a larger effort to help families and commuters to...
112 vessels flock to N.Y. Yacht Club regatta
NEWPORT – The New York Yacht Club’s 154th Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex, has drawn a fleet of 112 vessels of all vintages to...