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THE TOP TWO airlines at T.F. Green, Southwest and Continental, carried about 73.9% of passengers who passed through the airport last month, RIAC data show. /

R.I. air travel dips 6.5% in 2008

WARWICK – Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport (PVD) fell 6.5 percent last year, hit by “volatile fuel prices and a floundering economy,” the...
THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS were among those honored last week at the first iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards, held at the Trump International Beach Resort in Miami. /

Textron, EB win Six Sigma honors

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Two Rhode Island companies are among the organizations honored for outstanding Six Sigma programs and projects during the recent iSixSigma...

Textron promotes Donnelly to president

PROVIDENCE – Scott C. Donnelly, who joined Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) this summer as its chief operating officer and executive vice president, today was...
U.S. REP. JAMES LANGEVIN, D-R.I., will continue to co-chair the House Cybersecurity Caucus despite his departure from the House Homeland Security Committee. /

Langevin leaves cybersecurity panel for Armed Services

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin, D-R.I., has stepped down from the House Homeland Security Committee, where he chaired a subcommittee that studied...
ASPEN AEROGELS operators Dave Lemire, forefront, and Justin Escobar work near the production line at the East Providence facility last July. /

Aspen Aerogels, Samsung ink distribution deal

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Aspen Aerogels Inc., a nanotechnology firm that designs and manufactures energy-efficient insulation products, has signed a distribution agreement with Samsung America...

Providence parking firm sues MBTA

PROVIDENCE and BOSTON – AIM Parking Management LLC is seeking $267,000 from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in a breach-of-contract suit filed in federal...
NATIONWIDE, the average self-serve price of regular gas rose 5 cents over the past week, to $1.849, AAA found. The Rhode Island average rose 9 cents to $1.839 while the Bay State price rose 5 cents to $1.749 per gallon.  /

AAA: Gas prices rise again in R.I., Mass.

PROVIDENCE – “The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island has risen for the third straight week,” Lloyd P. Alpert, AAA Southern New England’s...

Auto sales freeze may be thawing

Chris Hurd is breathing a sigh of relief, at least for the moment. As the owner of Hurd Auto Mall in Johnston, he oversees 15...

Textron Inc. plans to reduce work force by 2,000 more employees

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. will eliminate another 2,000 jobs by March at its Cessna unit, the world’s biggest maker of business jets, as corporate...

New Rep. looks to keep DMV office in Westerly

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Samuel A. Azzinaro (D-Westerly) this month submitted legislation requiring a R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles office for Westerly. Azzinaro, a freshman representative,...
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