Mass. announces $540M in clean-water loans
BOSTON – Ninety-nine clean-water projects across Massachusetts are eligible for low-cost financing under a program announced today by Gov. Deval L. Patrick.
The commonwealth is...
APC-MGE named Data Center Solutions Co. of Year
WEST KINGSTON – APC-MGE has been selected by global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan to receive its 2007 Global Data Center Solutions Company...
SolarWrights buys Mass. alternative energy firm
BRISTOL – Renewable energy construction company SolarWrights Inc. today announced it has acquired Kosmo Solar Inc., a Springfield, Mass.-based alternative energy solutions provider, for...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 3¢ to $3.139
PROVIDENCE – The average price of gasoline at Rhode Island stations has increased for the second consecutive week, after rising last week to the...
Electricity seen taking a bigger bite
Cities and towns already wincing at the prospect of cutting services or raising taxes in the upcoming fiscal year face yet another painful item...
Videographer perfects art of underwater view
Carving a niche in underwater videography has taken Mike Laptew about 12 years. But recent successes, including a video contract with National Geographic, have...
Nat’l Grid moves to curb harmful CO2 emissions
National Grid, Rhode Island’s dominant utility company, plans to reduce its own carbon-dioxide emissions 60 percent by 2050.
The effort comes as London-based National Grid...
‘Green’ goes mainstream in construction, <br>as energy prices soar across nation
“Green” went mainstream last year, as state and municipal governments and businesses across a range of industries embraced the call of environmentalists to recycle,...
The best place to start going ‘green’ is in the home
Green is the new pink, and everyone is talking about it. Politicians debate it. Car companies are rolling out hybrids. Even Tyra Banks transports...
Hasbro to acquire game-developer Cranium
PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) today announced an agreement to acquire privately held game-creator Cranium Inc. for about $77.5 million. The price may...














