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New Shoreham ranch with 3 acres of land sells for $5M

Real Estate 12/11/2024

NEW SHOREHAM – A one-story, single-family home with more than 3 acres of land on the north side of Block Island, recently sold for...

ØRSTED A/S WIND company announced Thursday it’s moving its U.S. co-headquarters from Exchange Terrace location to a larger, 17,470-square foot location at 500 Exchange St. to open new U.S. Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Hub. /COURTESY ØRSTED A/S

Orsted to expand Providence HQ to include engineering, procurement, construction hub

Economic Activity 08/29/2024

PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S is expanding its presence in Rhode Island. The Danish offshore wind company announced Thursday that it’s moving its U.S. co-headquarters from...

Conservancy permanently protects 2 R.I. coastal properties

Natural Resources 08/21/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday announced the permanent conservation of two coastal properties that the agency said will protect clean water, wildlife...

ICE POPS: Emma Andy and Bobby Welch hold some of the frozen treats available at their Blocksicle LLC ice-pop shop on Block Island. PBN PHOTO/K. CURTIS

Block Island ice-pop shop offers variety of colorful frozen treats

Entrepreneurship 08/16/2024

Chances are that anyone who steps off the Block Island Ferry will be greeted with the vibrant colors of Blocksicle’s frozen treats. Located within the...

Ørsted adds $5.5M in higher ed grants to R.I. offshore wind...

Economy 05/30/2024

PROVIDENCE – Ørsted A/S plans to award $5.5 million in grants to three higher education institutions in Rhode Island as part of its proposed...

ORSTED A/S has submitted plans to Rhode Island Energy for a new offshore wind farm, Starboard Wind, a 1,184-megawatt farm that would power 600,000 homes across Rhode Island and Connecticut. / COURTESY ORSTED U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

R.I. Energy fields four large-scale offshore wind farm proposals

Economy 03/27/2024

PROVIDENCE – Four developers are seeking to add to Rhode Island’s offshore wind plans. Rhode Island Energy announced Wednesday that Avangrid Renewables LLC, Orsted A/S,...

Fitch upgrades RIAC bond rating to ‘A-’

Economic Activity 12/04/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Airport Corp. has scored a financial hat trick this year. Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded the quasi-public agency's $57 million of...

VVO REAL ESTATE Holding LLC presented plans to rebuild the Harborside Inn on Block Island to the New Shoreham Historic District Commission on Nov. 27, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

Harborside Inn owners submit preliminary plans to rebuild on Block Island

Government 11/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – Three months after the historic hotel was destroyed by a fire, early plans have been introduced to rebuild the Harborside Inn on...

Newport, B.I. preservation groups sue to stop offshore wind farms, saying...

Economy 11/24/2023

NEWPORT – Decrying what it calls the fast-tracking of hundreds of skyscraper-high structures that would dwarf the Statue of Liberty, the Preservation Society of...