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Orsted shareholders approve $9.4B rights issue amid threats to U.S. offshore...

PROVIDENCE – Revolution Wind developer Orsted A/S won shareholder approval for its emergency $9.4 billion rights issue Friday, as the Danish company fights President...
DANIEL P. WILSON, 77, Montgomery County District 5 legislator who served Albany, Schenectady and Troy, N.Y., died on his way to the hospital following Wednesday’s plane crash at Block Island Airport. / COURTESY HENRY DUPONT

N.Y. county legislator identified as victim in fatal Block Island plane...

PROVIDENCE – A New York county legislator died in Wednesday’s plane crash on Block Island.  Daniel P. Wilson, 77, Montgomery County District 5 legislator who...

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the...

Neronha leads effort to reverse cuts to Department of Health and...

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging recent moves by the Trump administration.  Neronha announced he is...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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,...
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