State senators plan to introduce rate-cap bill
PROV IDENCE – State Sens. James C. Sheehan, D-North Kingstown, and J. Michael Lenihan, D-East Greenwich, plan to introduce legislation next year to reinstate...
Defense Department kills Textron Inc. program
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department has canceled the Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, made by the Bell Helicopter division of Providence-based Textron Inc.,...
Funding concerns cloud PPL’s future
After four years of rancor, officials say a short-term deal is in sight to resolve the ongoing dispute over the funding and mission of...
New G.I. bill steps up aid to veterans
Travis Stockton already had served a stint in the Air Force – even completing a tour in Iraq – by the time he was...
UWRI, Crossroads see precipitous drop in funding
Many nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island raise funds to help downtrodden citizens, and this year, with the economy struggling and the statewide jobless rate...
Five Questions With: Owen Johnson
With home prices down 22 percent from their peak in 2006, this might seem an inopportune time to roll out new products for the...
R.I. eyes public-private aid for small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The state will put together a “package” to help small businesses gain access to credit, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri...
Google Maps offers guide to polling places
Not sure where to vote? Just ask Google Maps.
Just in time for next week’s election, the Mountain View, Calif.-based Internet giant has partnered with...
KVH’s TracVision wins marine electronics award
MIDDLETOWN – For the 11th straight year, mobile technology company KVH Industries Inc.’s TracVision satellite TV system has won top honors in the entertainment...
W&I researchers launch postpartum study
PROVIDENCE – Researchers from Women & Infants Hospital announced last week they will conduct a study on postpartum depression examining the effectiveness of three...
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