Cash-strapped RIPTA seeks answers
With ridership up 34 percent since 2005, the R.I. Public Transit Authority should be riding high. Instead, the perennially cash-strapped agency is facing its...
Soda company fired student’s passion for business
When was the last time you talked with a 17-year-old high school senior who knew the difference between revenue and profit, who could talk...
Council awards funding for Mass. seaport projects
BOSTON – The Mass. Seaport Advisory Council this month authorized $4.1 million from the Seaport Bond Bill to support an array of projects, including...
A home for used, damaged equipment
If a packaging plant was in need of box sealer and wanted a certain model – say a 3M-Matic Model 700RKS – all they...
Planning crucial on waterfront
For decades, Newport’s waterfront has been trending away from industrial uses. Thirty years ago, much of it was used for boatbuilding, shipping and maintenance....
Fall River bridge to dwarf predecessor
Routine traffic delays on the Brightman Street Bridge from Somerset to Fall River will be but a memory after the $200 million replacement span...
R.I. transportation needs outstrip current funding
Rising gas prices have already made joyriding an expensive proposition, but soon the cost could climb even higher as state governments begin to tackle...
Airlines drop ‘worst’ fliers, profit margins could rise
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Continental Airlines Inc. may return to profit next year, buoyed by a 21-percent drop in jet fuel since its...
Editorial Cartoon: RIPTA Rescue
In an aerial view, four roads all marked “one way” join at an intersection, with four RIPTA buses converging in the center. One of...
Carcieri names RIPTA budget review panel
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today called for a review of finances at the ailing R.I. Public Transportation Authority, and named a panel...
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