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Business Services 01/12/2018

1 2017 40 Under Forty winners chosen POSTED ONLINE: June 16 Providence Business News has chosen the winners for its 13th 40 Under Forty program, to...

A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT? The proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior to allow oil and gas drilling on all of the United States’ continental shelf – such as this rig off the coast of Long Beach, Calif. – has brought swift negative reactions, including from Rhode Island officials. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TIM RUE

Drilling off the coast is not  a good idea for R.I....

Editorials 01/12/2018

When the Trump administration released plans to allow offshore drilling for oil and gas on 90 percent of the United States’ continental shelf, including...

NatGrid must  adjust rates  as taxes fall

Editorials 01/12/2018

The R.I. Public Utilities Commission has asked National Grid PLC to recalculate its rate request for gas and electricity delivery based on the drop...

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Business Services 01/12/2018

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World Timothy Ferriss The ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book – a compilation of advice from more than...

GAS PRICES IN RHODE ISLAND rose 3 cents in the past week, according to AAA Northeast. Over the year, the price of self-serve, unleaded regular gasoline increased 1 cent in the Ocean State.

Gas prices start new year on an upswing, 2 cents in...

Economic Activity 01/08/2018

PROVIDENCE – With crude oil prices hitting their highest levels since 2013, gasoline prices began the year with a price increase, according to AAA...

RHODE ISLAND GAS PRICES declined 4 cents this week to an average of $2.52 per gallon. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. gas prices down 4 cents this week; Mass. gas down...

Economic Activity 12/18/2017

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 4 cents this week to $2.52 per gallon, 9 cents...

NatGrid must prep better for storms

Editorials 11/10/2017

If Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Co. prepared a game plan for the Cleveland Browns but instead the Pittsburgh Steelers showed up to play,...

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY has saved nearly $4 million through its energy-conservation efforts over the past four years. JWU Energy Conservation Office Manager Matthew Fannon, back row center, poses with students, from left, Justin Constant-Corbin (orange sweater); Taojun Gao (green shirt); John Markowski; Alejandra Merced (white shirt); Alexis Coccio (black shirt); and Cassidy Lanza, holding a check representing the savings. / COURTESY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

Energy conservation, sustainability lifestyle lead to $4M savings for JWU

Education 10/27/2017

PROVIDENCE – Over the past four years prudent energy-efficient practices and the replacement of outdated equipment has led to nearly $4 million in savings...

A NEW ACADEMIC PAPER alleges that energy companies have artificially limited natural gas supplies to New England through their purchasing practices. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Analysis: Energy companies’ practices may have cost N.E. $3.6B

Capital Goods 10/13/2017

PROVIDENCE – A new academic analysis of the natural gas and electricity markets in New England accuses energy firms of artificially limiting the gas...