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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

Economic Activity 08/29/2024

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

Economy 03/27/2024

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

Technology 05/02/2023

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

Economic Activity 04/25/2023

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

Economic Activity 01/09/2023

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...

Cover Story 05/13/2022

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

Economy 05/13/2022

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...

Propane storage company expansion petition rejected

Economic Activity 04/21/2022

PROVIDENCE – Attempts to fast track expansion of a Providence propane storage and shipping operation were halted Thursday, with state energy regulators rejecting the...

Danish underwater cable company to open storage site at ProvPort

Economic Activity 03/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – Another Danish wind-related company is setting up shop in Providence under an agreement with the company that operates Rhode Island’s two major...