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A lot riding on future of truck tolls

Rhode Island officials are banking on collecting $10 million in trucking tolls this fiscal year, but it appears the state may still be months...
TRIAL AND ERROR: Alejandro Martinez, Mearthane Products Corp.’s marketing director, shows some experimental moldings in the company’s development lab inside its Cranston headquarters. 
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Meet the Makers: Moment of ingenuity helped Mearthane to continue rolling

(Editor’s note: This is the 36th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Dentists: R.I. insurer’s effort to help sector falls short

Delta Dental of Rhode Island’s new student loan repayment program has stirred up ongoing debates over the causes of a dentist shortage in the...
PRIMING THE PUMP: Customers at the Alltown gas station in South Kingstown who have an E-ZPass can now use a mobile payment service to pay for gas without having to pull out their wallet. Four other gas stations in Rhode Island have the “Driven by E-ZPass” service. The number of stations offering the service is expected to expand, as are the types of transactions for which “Driven by E-ZPass” can be used. 
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Tech turning the car into a ‘drivable wallet’

Rhode Island drivers can now use their car like a wallet and pay for gas with just their E-ZPass account and a quick text...
ON THE MARK: Richard Grundy, CEO and president of AVTECH Software Inc., indicates the level of floodwater at Cutler Mill in Warren, where AVTECH’s offices are located. 
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A SLOW RETREAT: Voluntary buyouts, relocations part of Warren’s pioneering climate...

When Richard Grundy moved AVTECH Software Inc. from Newport to Warren 15 years ago, the renovated Cutler Mill seemed to offer the ideal flexibility...
NEW DIGS: Invited dignitaries and officials tour 2 Hammett Court in Jamestown in June. The housing project is unique because it is considered affordable housing that is also constructed to be accessible to those with disabilities. 
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Being affordable is only half of it for these homes

When Carla DeStefano first heard of plans to transform a battered office building in Jamestown into affordable housing designed for those with physical and...
THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL is considering imposing “impact fees” on landlords who rent apartment houses largely to college students. The fee would be $300 per student annually. Also under consideration: a $500 license fee for each student-housing property owned by a landlord. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

In Providence, off-campus landlords may feel ‘impact’

Landlords who offer off-campus housing to college students in Providence would have to pay “impact fees” and license charges under a proposal being considered...
STAYING THE COURSE: Dawn Apajee, founder and president of professional staffing service City Personnel Inc., speaks to Recruiting Coordinator Adora Andrade, who is writing on the board. Apajee says the nature of City Personnel’s business – which provides legal, administrative, accounting and support staffing services – calls for a commitment to diversity.
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MICHAEL SALERNO

DEI TEST: Roll back? Push ahead? For many organizations, a critical...

The diversity pledges flooded corporate inboxes across the country as protests filled the streets over George Floyd, a Black man who died under the...
PRODUCT ASSESSMENT: Alice Nichols, left, founder and owner, and Donna Bodell, vice president and designer, look over some of the products on the factory floor at pet supply manufacturer Up Country in East Providence.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Determination pays off for pet apparel designer, with...

(Editor’s note: This is the 35th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
MANY IN NEWPORT'S hospitality sector have noticed a decline in the number of Canadians and other international travelers this year, but Discover Newport says domestic tourism has helped fill the void. PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Tourism reps on alert over drop in Canadian visitors

If you think there are fewer visitors from Canada and international locations this summer, you’re right. The rhetorical squabbling between Canadian officials and President Donald...
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