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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. executives lead Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, through its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at ProvPort. The new site will support the integration and testing of undersea training ranges for U.S. and partner-nation fleets, the company said. / COURTESY L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Fla. defense contractor opens $6M production facility at ProvPort

PROVIDENCE – Florida-based defense contactor and aerospace company L3Harris Technologies Inc. officially opened its $6 million maritime production facility at the Port of Providence on...

R.I., Conn. attorneys general move to join Revolution Wind developers’ case...

Rhode Island and Connecticut attorneys general in legal filings Monday asked to consolidate their federal lawsuit against the Trump administration with a separate complaint lodged by the developers of...

Biden awards $3B to reduce carbon emissions at U.S. ports  

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where...
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...
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,...

ProvPort offshore wind construction enters next phase

PROVIDENCE – Ongoing offshore wind hub construction at ProvPort is entering its next phase of advanced foundation components construction, following the completion of components...

R.I. coastal resiliency set to receive $691K in federal funding

PROVIDENCE – The Port of Providence shoreline and Narragansett Bay are set to benefit from an approximately $691,000 federal funding to support coastal resiliency...

Providence chemical company to pay $600K penalty for environmental violations

PROVIDENCE – A national chemical distributor with two sites along the Providence riverfront will pay $600,000 in fines for allegedly violating federal chemical safety...
OPEN PATH: Linda Perri, a longtime resident of the Washington Park neighborhood in Providence, stands at a narrow public access point on the Providence working waterfront that she and other residents fought to establish. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SHADES OF GREEN: Can Providence’s working waterfront be both livable and...

Owning a home near the water isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least not for Linda Perri, who lives a mile west...
GOOD BUSINESS: Term-limited Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza says ProvPort Inc. has “thrived” during his eight years in office and should not be lumped in with perceived polluters on the city’s working waterfront. Above are two large cranes used to move material at the port. / PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Next mayor must have a plan for city’s working waterfront

An under-the-radar issue in Providence’s mayoral race with major implications for the city in the coming years is the future of its working waterfront. A...
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