Deepwater Wind to be acquired for $510M
PROVIDENCE – Deepwater Wind LLC will be acquired by the Danish company Ørsted for $510 million, the two companies announced Oct. 8.
Ørsted has entered...
RIMA backs Raimondo in first-ever endorsement of a political candidate
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association announced its endorsement of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Oct. 10, marking the organization’s first-ever endorsement of...
Jackson pleads nolo contendere to embezzlement, campaign finance charges
PROVIDENCE – Former City Councilman Kevin Jackson pleaded no contest to charges related to the unlawful appropriation and embezzlement of funds from the Providence...
City, retirees projected to save $700K by switching drug plan to...
FALL RIVER – The city and its retirees are projected to save approximately $700,000 over the next two years by switching a drug insurance...
R.I. mortgage delinquency 4.6% in July
PROVIDENCE – Mortgage delinquencies of greater than 30 days in Rhode Island declined 0.9 percentage points year over year to 4.6 percent in July,...
Thundermist Health Center of Woonsocket unveils $6M addition
WOONSOCKET – Thundermist Health Center unveiled its 50,000-square-foot, $6 million addition of new patient-care space at 450 Clinton St. Sept. 28, the culmination of...
40% of R.I. Promise students did not return for year two
WARWICK – Forty percent of the first cohort of Rhode Island Promise students enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island did not return...
R.I. tightens voting on pay packages for company executives
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island opposes increased compensation packages for corporate executives if the pay is not aligned with company performance, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner...
Pawtucket to receive additional voting machines to reduce wait times
PAWTUCKET – The city will receive 53 DS-200 voting machines from the R.I. Board of Elections for the midterm election on Nov. 6, nearly...
R.I. receives $508K grant to support wildlife conservation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received $508,136 in federal funding through the State Wildlife Grant Program, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Sept....
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