T.F. Green passenger traffic dips in June
WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) last month continued to lag year-ago levels and also fell compared with May, the R.I....
Environmental groups sue Newport,<br> give notice to Middletown
NEWPORT – Four Newport residents backed by two influential environmental groups filed suit today against East Bay officials, alleging repeated and serious violations of...
U.S. consumer prices surge 1.1% in June
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices outpaced expectations for the second month in a row, surging in June to their sharpest one-month rise since 2005 as...
R.I. signs EnerNOC to help monitor, optimize</br> electrical usage at state, municipal...
PROVIDENCE – Boston-based energy efficiency consultancy EnerNOC Inc. (Nasdaq: ENOC) today announced it has signed a five-year agreement with the State of Rhode Island...
Profits in U.S. appear to have dropped again in 2Q
Profits at U.S. companies probably shrank for the fourth consecutive quarter, the longest losing streak since 2002, as Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch &...
Capital Policy promotes regional planning
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick this month released the latest version of the Commonwealth Capital Policy – a document that Patrick’s office said...
RWU begins work on new Bristol campus centerpiece
As part of a seven-project capital improvement plan, Roger Williams University this month broke ground on what is tentatively called Global Heritage Hall, a...
Water, open space bond slashed by 93 percent
Environmental advocates are lamenting the General Assembly’s decision last month to slash a $35 million bond request by Gov. Donald L. Carcieri that would...
Vetoes could affect businesses
Rep. Brian P. Kennedy thought he had successfully championed state legislation this past session that for the first time regulated the controversial “stranger-originated life...
Taking back the streets
Residents of Providence’s Lockwood Plaza celebrated a drug-free community with a block party last week that included Providence police, among them Lt. George Stamatakos....
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