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ALLAN TEAR, an innovation consultant in Providence, has launched a blog called 'The Hackable City' that aims to document and promote social networks and collaboration. /

Blogger aims to make Providence ‘hackable’

Allan Tear is trying to make Providence “hackable” – in a good way. Tear, an innovation consultant whose firm, Aptus Collaborative, organizes projects for the...
WAL-MART has been making its stores more energy-efficient to improve its bottom line. Above, a store in Kansas City, Mo., where the cases have LED lighting. /

Businesses seeing value of efficiency

Until recently, energy efficiency was seen by many industry leaders as an expensive proposition that may benefit the environment but might not benefit the...
THOMAS NILES, executive vice president of The Procaccianti Group, shows an artist?s concept for what is now the parking lot of Newport Grand. /

Procaccianti outlines Newport plan to local leaders

When The Procaccianti Group first presented its O2 Newport proposal last month, the developer said it would solicit extensive public input to flesh out...

Bay State foreclosures up 355%<br> as home sales slow

As the housing market in Massachusetts continued to weaken, foreclosure auctions rose 355 percent in April to the highest level in years, according to...
REGIONS in dark orange rely on surface water, from reservoirs. Yellow regions rely primarily on surface water. Dark green regions rely on ground water from public wells. The remainder of the state, shown in pale green, relies on private wells. Statewide, reservoirs supply 85 percent of residents while wells supply the other 15 percent. /

Coalition urges Assembly<br> to approve water reforms

One in a series of stories about Rhode Island’s potential water crisis. Rhode Island may not have a water shortage yet, but that doesn’t make...

U.S. industrial output <br>outpaces forecasts in April

Industrial production in the United States rose more than forecast last month as cold weather boosted electricity demand and manufacturers stepped up output after...

OSHA seeks $46,900 in penalties<br> from seafood processor

BRAINTREE, Mass. – The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited New Bedford seafood processor Carlos Seafood Inc., saying it failed...

National Grid negotiates pacts with two unions

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – National Grid has announced a tentative four-year contract with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which represents 576 of the company’s...

RIAC to get $10M to buy houses near T.F. Green

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $10 million to the R.I. Airport Corporation to acquire homes near T.F. Green Airport that...

Hasbro uses call option on Lucas warrants

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. has exercised its call option to repurchase all of the outstanding warrants for Hasbro’s common stock currently held by Lucasfilm...
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