Asphalt supplier looking to start biofuel initiatives
In its more than 50 years of doing business in the Port of Providence, Hudson Companies has seen much of its profit come from...
NatGrid moves to lessen blackouts
National Grid is proposing two significant electricity transmission-line projects that would run through several Rhode Island cities and towns and would lower the risk...
Sale of former nightclub disputed by city residents
A Providence waterfront property bought by Rhode Island as part of a December 2000 Interstate 195 right-of-way purchase is now, with a sale being...
Post-primary wrap-up
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a variety of industries...
Environmental groups oppose moratorium<br> on offshore renewable-energy projects
PROVIDENCE – Two of Rhode Island’s most active environmental groups have come out against a proposal by the staff of the R.I. Coastal Resources...
EPA honors Warren, S.K. wastewater treatment
BOSTON – Seven wastewater treatment facilities, including two in Rhode Island, have been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England office for...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 2¢ to $3.129
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up today an average of 2 cents per gallon, the third consecutive week with an increase,”...
Gov. Patrick assigned to energy issues
Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick has been chosen by the New England Governors’ Conference to serve as the regional group’s vice chairman for 2008...
Conservation land at risk under archaic state law
State lawmakers are being asked to eliminate an archaic section of Rhode Island law that could allow property owners to snatch abutting pieces of...
Property management firm settles with EPA
BOSTON – A Massachusetts-based property management firm last month agreed to a settlement of nearly $320,000 with the Environmental Protection Agency in response to...
