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NEMIC receives $100K van Beuren Charitable Foundation grant

NEWPORT – A New England Medical Innovation Center project supporting health care improvements on Aquidneck Island recently received a $100,000 boost from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. The recent...
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: Carter Brague, general manager of Newport Cannabis Co. in Portsmouth, says getting ­involved in the community by partnering with local events and businesses has been key to the dispensary’s early success. 
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Newport Cannabis turns over green leaf

Without ever closing its predecessor’s doors, the launch of Newport Cannabis Co. was immediately resonating with the local community, sparking more than enthusiasm on...

Rhode Island Energy signs new deal for major gas pipeline expansion

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has signed a new agreement to lock in additional natural-gas pipeline capacity through Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC's upcoming Reliable...

BankNewport grant powers solar upgrade at student-run AgInnovation Farm

NEWPORT – BankNewport has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District to support infrastructure improvements at the Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm,...

State regulators seek public feedback on banning new gas connections on...

Do supply problems and state decarbonization goals warrant an end to new natural gas connections on Aquidneck Island? State regulators are asking Newport residents to...

Centreville Bank breaks ground on first full-service Middletown branch

MIDDLETOWN – Centreville Bank on Monday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first full-service branch in Middletown, marking the bank’s planned 23rd location and...

HousingWorks RI: Affordable housing scarce across entire state

And then there were none. Two years ago, households earning under $100,000 a year could afford to buy a home in 14 of Rhode Island’s...

BankNewport Names Daniel Tougas Vice President, Newport Branch Manager

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Daniel Tougas has been named vice president, branch manager of the Bank’s Newport branch at 10 Washington Square....
KVH INDUSTRIES INC. is undergoing “transformative initiative” that will include a shakeup of its management team and laying off 20% of its workforce at its hardware manufacturing plant in Middletown, the company says. / COURTESY KVH INDUSTRIES INC.

KVH Industries to lay off 75 workers at Middletown plant

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. says it is undergoing a “transformative initiative” that will include a shakeup of its management team and laying off...

Regulators approve temporary extension on Portsmouth LNG facility for upcoming winter 

For the fourth consecutive winter, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility will serve as a temporary, backup heating source for Aquidneck Island.  The R.I. Energy...
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