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JOAN AND ANTHONY FRATTARELLI, co-owners of Smithfield Diesel & Transmission Repair, say they worry that potential cuts in state spending might have a ripple affect on their business. /

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...
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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,...
THE WASTE-TO-FERTILIZER PLANT, slated to open in 2009 on land leased from the RIRRC, is expected to reduce waste to the state Central Landfill by up to 15 percent. /

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...
SMART CENTER Warwick, above, selling the innovative microcar from Daimler AG opened Jan. 17 at the Inskip AutoMall. /

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...
REDUCING EMISSIONS of greenhouse gases linked to global warming is perhaps the most urgent matter facing the state, said ECRI spokeswoman Denise Parrillo, who also is a campaign organizer for Clean Water Action. /

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...
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