IYRS’ mill rehab attracts $500K in federal aid
NEWPORT – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation secured $500,000 in federal money to help fund the International Yacht Restoration School’s renovation of a 177-year-old mill...
R.I. gas prices surge to 3rd record high
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices continue to vault to record highs, with a 15-cent increase over the last week leaving prices today on the doorstep...
Coach scores with headsets
There was one thing John Hooper Sr. had trouble with when he was a head football coach at a small New Jersey college decades...
Raytheon wins $241M order for air defense
WALTHAM – Raytheon Co., the world’s largest missile maker, won a contract valued at $241 million to provide Patriot air-defense equipment and support to...
A.H. Belo chief looking at ‘sensible’ cost cuts
A.H. Belo Corp. said first-quarter results fell short of its forecasts and announced plans to lower expenses to cope with the toughest newspaper advertising...
Wait and see on managed competition
The move to a more competitive auto insurance industry in Massachusetts is about a month old, and Paul Hendricks is still left wondering how...
Kelly Space & Tech. is planning an R.I. facility
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Kelly Space & Technology Inc. plans to open a Rhode Island facility to develop and market marine-industry applications for its...
APC-MGE promotion will help Nature Conservancy
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – APC-MGE has pledged to give The Nature Conservancy $5 for each power-backup and power-saving device sold through Earth Day, April 22.
The...
Pawtucket wins long fight to block transfer station
City planners and revitalization advocates in Pawtucket are applauding a R.I. Supreme Court decision earlier this month that, they say, will keep a heavy...
Wickenden thrives on eclectic mix
Decades ago, the aunt of Chutema Am’s mother-in-law served as a cook at the Cambodian Royal Palace. The recipes that she learned there made...