RIEPC takes another pass at planning the future
When the R.I. Economic Policy Council published “A Rhode Island Economic Strategy: 10 Ways to Succeed without Losing Our Soul” in 2001, the public/private...
Expo adds arts, farms to the mix
This year, in addition to perusing the booths of more than 100 businesses from across the region, attendees of the South Kingstown Chamber of...
R.I. wins $500k to help replace Salty Brine pavilion
WASHINGTON – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a federal grant of $500,000 to help replace the pavilion at Salty Brine...
EPA: Pearson faces $264,349 clean-air penalty
BOSTON – Pearson Composites LLC of Warren faces a proposed fine of $264,349 under a federal Clean Air Act complaint filed by the U.S....
Producer prices fall 1.4% in August
WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, fell a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent last month, led by...
NSTAR seeks to pare gas rates by 18% this winter
BOSTON – NSTAR (NYSE: NST), a utility company serving central and eastern Massachusetts, has requested a cost-of-gas adjustment that would pare its natural gas...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 2¢ to $2.659
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have resumed their decline after a one-week pause, falling 2 cents per gallon over the past week,...
R.I. Local Food Fest raises $35,000 for local growers
Newport Restaurant Group, a division of Newport Harbor Corp., says its inaugural Rhode Island Local Food Fest – held at the group’s Castle...
Industrial production falls 0.2% in August
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production last month fell 0.2 percent from its month-ago level, after rising 0.5 percent in July, the Federal Reserve said...
DEM awards $169,200 for watershed protection
PROVIDENCE – Seven transitional wetlands restoration projects have been awarded a total of $169,200 in assistance from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management. The...
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