CVS/Caremark March sales climb 7%
Woonsocket-based CVS/Caremark Corp. reports that sales in March at stores open at least a year increased 7 percent on demand for generic drugs, with...
CEOs more positive than at end of 2006
American chief executives see better times ahead, according The Conference Board’s most recent survey of CEO confidence, rising to 53 in 2007’s first quarter,...
Taking on diesel-fueled pollution
Seeking to lessen the harmful effects of diesel pollution in Rhode Island, state lawmakers are advocating measures to curb diesel emissions by targeting older...
Employer-built ‘wellness’ plans
How much does your company spend on health insurance, and what does it get in return? How would you like to pay $309 per...
A Grand new vision for Newport
The Procaccianti Group last week unveiled plans for as much as $1.4 billion of development on 75 acres of Newport’s North End, including entertainment...
Fighting for new power sources
ESS Group Inc.’s work often puts it at the center of major controversies over the potential impact of large-scale power generation and transmission projects...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative</br> legislation raises new questions
A hearing last week on proposed legislation to guide Rhode Island’s implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative raised new questions about how best...
Bills would boost ‘net metering’
They call it “net metering.” When a customer generates power on site – with solar panels, say, or a wind turbine – the utility...
E.U. emissions-cut aims to spur U.S., China
The European Union’s vote last month to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent isn’t just meant to be an isolated action, but rather...
URI, NUWC to set up collaborative<br> research center
Navy provides $150,000 to get project started
The University of Rhode Island has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to create a collaborative undersea technology...
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