U.S. allots $400K for aquaculture, coastal research
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The local aquaculture industry and coastal mapping and restoration efforts nationwide will benefit from more than $400,000 in federal spending announced...
Emerging nations outpacing U.S. in oil consumption
PARIS – This year for the first time, the emerging markets of China, India, Russia and the Middle East will consume more crude oil...
R.I. gas prices rise 19¢, smashing last week’s record
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island increased 19 cents per gallon over the past seven days, smashing last week’s short-lived record high, said...
Bill makes sweeping changes to tax credit
PROVIDENCE – Legislation aimed at amending the state’s historic tax credit became law on April 12, bringing it with it sweeping changes to a...
Jump in retail sales is attributed to gas receipts
Retail sales in the U.S. rose in March, reflecting increases in receipts at service stations as gasoline prices jumped.
Purchases rose 0.2 percent last month...
BankNewport event aids Women’s Resource Center
Forty BankNewport employees recently laced up their bowling shoes to benefit the Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties. The event was held...
Budget woes threaten swimming areas
The state’s budget problems have forced the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to cancel operations at two summertime recreation areas this year, and the...
A driving success
Paul Teutul Jr., foreground, and Mikey Teutul, center – stars of The Learning Channel “American Chopper” – visit the West Warwick headquarters of...
A market approach to saving state’s wildlife
Economists at the University of Rhode Island are asking Jamestown residents to pay a handful of local farmers not to plow their fields this...
Brown chemists making progress in fuel research
A team of chemists at Brown University recently announced a breakthrough in the development of cheaper, more efficient hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Shouheng Sun, a chemistry...
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