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Luminous Creative Agency continues to build a brand

Business Services 09/27/2024

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $250,000 to $2.5 MILLION: 6. Luminous Creative Agency CEO (or equivalent): Bryan Roberts and Ryan Buttie, founders 2023 Revenue: $1.4 million 2021 Revenue:...

FULL OF ENERGY: University of Rhode Island engineering student Casey Egan is interning with the utility company PPL Corp. and is hopeful the partnership between PPL and URI will give researchers a chance to contribute to the fight against climate change.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

New accord could propel green energy research at URI

Education 07/19/2024

The University of Rhode Island is hoping a new partnership with the utility company PPL Corp. will pay off by bringing in millions of...

PPL Foundation awards $232K to 17 local nonprofits

Nonprofit 06/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – The PPL Foundation, the fundraising arm of Rhode Island Energy’s parent company PPL Corp., recently awarded $232,400 to 17 local nonprofits, including...

RHODE ISLAND ENERGY President Greg Cornett, left, signs a renewable energy research partnership agreement alongside University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange between the university and the energy company. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

R.I. Energy, URI partner on renewable energy research initiatives

Education 06/03/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island and the largest energy supplier in the state are partnering to help move forward vital research...

Cornett named president of Rhode Island Energy

Economic Activity 02/22/2024

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island Energy will see a change in leadership next month. Greg Cornett, a 25-year utility industry veteran, was named president of Rhode...

Rhode Island Energy parent awards $205K to 18 local nonprofits

Nonprofit 01/02/2024

PROVIDENCE – Eighteen local nonprofits became the beneficiaries of $205,000 in total grants awarded by the PPL Foundation, the nonprofit funding division of PPL...

ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen rates skyrocket in recent years in part because of the region's reliance on natural gas to produce electricity, but the rates in both states have differed greatly at times. / / AP FILE PHOTO

Purchase power of utility companies on display in R.I., Mass.

Economy 10/06/2023

Rhode Island electricity users who will see their rates remain about the same compared with last winter's rates might be looking with envy into...

Rhode Island Energy approved for $290M in infrastructure upgrades

Economic Activity 03/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy on Thursday gained regulatory approval for $290 million for its proposed Electric Infrastructure, Safety, and Reliability infrastructure upgrades. The R.I....

AMPED UP: Zachary Cobb, left, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence vice president of services, and Steven Ilmrud, vice president of operations, demonstrate one of the charging stations at the North Kingstown company that are part of the company’s ambitious plans to offset the emissions it produces with renewable energy or credits by 2030.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

LOST IN EMISSIONS: Businesses befuddled by state’s net-zero goals

Cover Story 03/31/2023

So far, the 10 electric vehicle charging stations tucked away in the corner of the 200-space parking lot at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. haven’t...