Small business owners air fears about R.I. deficit
Smithfield Diesel & Transmission Repair, a small Greenville repair shop for heavy-duty diesel engines, is struggling as its profit margins dwindle and the cost...
R.I. gets another $4.4 million in LIHEAP aid
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island will receive an additional $4.47 million in federal heating assistance funds part of $450 million Low-Income Home Energy Assistance...
U.S. retail prices dip 0.4% in December
WASHINGTON – U.S. retail and food-service sales last month fell 0.4 percent compared with the month before to a seasonally adjusted $382.9 billion, after...
Producer prices dip in December as oil prices subside
WASHINGTON – Wholesale prices paid to U.S. producers dipped a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent last month as oil prices temporarily retreated from record levels,...
Boston firm to build waste-to-fertilizer plant at RIRRC
JOHNSTON – Converted Organics Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) of Boston today announced it will build a food-waste recycling facility in Johnston, on land leased from...
Pearson to pay $195,000 to settle Clean Air charges
WARREN – Pearson Composites LLC, a maker of fiberglass hulls, decks and other sailboat and powerboat components, will pay $195,000 to settle claims it...
Warwick to get one of 74 ‘smart USA’ dealerships
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Smart USA Distributor LLC has announced plans to open 74 minicar dealerships in 31 states, including one in Rhode Island.
The...
AAA: R.I. gasoline prices dip to $3.119
PROVIDENCE – After rising for two consecutive weeks, the average price of gasoline in Rhode Island has dropped by 2 cents over the past...
Saratoga seen as more than museum
Frank Lennon envisions an attraction where visitors can walk the four-acre flight deck of the USS Saratoga – a World War II-era aircraft...
Groups list goals for environment
One proposal would set Rhode Island on course to reduce its global warming emissions 80 percent by 2050. Another would require utility companies in...