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Bruce Newbury

Agriculture is growing in Rhode Island

Farmers, food producers, lawmakers and community partners came together at Farm Fresh Rhode Island on Oct. 6 for the first annual RI Grown Day...
Christine E. Dieter

Dieter to chair R.I. chapter of Environmental Business Council of New...

CHRISTINE E. DIETER, a partner at the Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP law firm in Providence, was recently named chairperson of the Environmental Business...
TESTING: Students Ashlee Lewandoski, left, Bridget Finnerty and Jacqui Pijnenburg in professor of engineering Janet Baldwin’s class at Roger Williams University test water samples from a coastal area in Warren to determine the extent of saltwater intrusion.
COURTESY JANET BALDWIN

ENLIST NOW: State needs soldiers in climate fight

As far back as Ashlee Lewandoski can remember, she had a thing for being outdoors. A love of nature andthe environment directed her career...
QUALITY CONCERNS: Curtis Dyer, left, clinical pharmacy operations manager at PACE Organization of Rhode Island, speaks with PACE participant Mark Harter about his medications. With a greater number of air quality alerts in recent years, officials at PACE are worried about the effects on the elderly. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Air quality in R.I. a problem that just won’t blow over

On a typical week, PACE Organization of Rhode Island might have about 11% to 14% of its seniors cancel their visits to the nonprofit’s...

Woonsocket officials look to burn contracts and sell off regional wastewater...

Woonsocket has had enough. Enough of the stink that stretches for miles and lingers for days. Enough of the sewage-laden trucks rumbling down local roads....

New state program certifies first 3 manufacturers in environmental sustainability

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management, in partnership with the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, has certified Senesco Marine in North Kingstown, Raytheon Co. in Portsmouth...
Nancy Scarduzio / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Nancy Scarduzio

Nancy Scarduzio | Small-business ombudsman, R.I. Commerce Corp. 1. Some people may not be aware that R.I. Commerce Corp. has a small-business ombudsman. Can...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Taction Properties principal developer Derek Mesolella visits the site of a mixed-use development on West Main Road in Middletown that has been in the works for more than five years, but he hopes that recently approved legislation modifying the state building code will help to reduce the red tape associated with housing production in Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

New housing law gives engineers say over building code reform

Rosebrook Commons is on track to become a vibrant mixed-use development at 1747 West Main Road in Middletown, featuring six buildings with 144 residential...

Quidnessett Country Club misses deadline on shoreline restoration plan

The embattled Quidnessett Country Club is facing more scrutiny after failing to submit the required restoration plan of its shoreline to state coastal regulators...

URI, RIDEM partner to reopen Alton Jones Campus

WEST GREENWICH – Five years after it was shut down to the public due to financial issues and such problems being exacerbated by the...
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