Tag: Donald Trump
Orsted announces new CEO amid ‘fundamental changes’ in renewable energy industry
PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S, the Danish company that's building a wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, announced on Friday that it will be...
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE | PBN survey: After election, businesses unsure...
When it comes to the economy, Edward W. Burman Jr. is of two minds – local and national.
Burman, president of Warwick-based commercial building contractor...
Trump order a risk for wind hub
President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily stop the sale of offshore wind leases in federal waters is threatening the plans of local and...
Will self-confidence outweigh business doubts on economy?
Mixed economic signals from the nation’s capital and state government and a stubborn inflation threat have left many Rhode Island business owners unsure how...
Local port, offshore wind leaders holding industry to highest standard amid...
PROVIDENCE – Leaders of local ports and offshore wind are looking to hold themselves to the highest possible standard as political uncertainty over the...
U.S. economy grows solid 2.3% from October to December
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth.
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that...
Fed holds rates steady, says job market is ‘solid’ while inflation...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday after cutting it three times in a row last year, a...
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it...
Trump orders funding freeze during review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review...
Neronha, RIDE issue new student safeguarding guidance for schools amid deportation...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the R.I. Department of Education on Monday issued new guidance with school officials across the...
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