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TRAFFIC AND CARGO both increased in March at T.F. Green Airport, as new discount carriers continued to have an impact on activity there and cargo traffic grew due to Amazon.com opening a fulfillment center in Fall River. / COURTESY R.I. AIRPORT CORP.

T.F. Green traffic increases 12.3% in March

Hospitality & Tourism 05/29/2018

WARWICK – March passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport increased 12.3 percent year over year to 347,598 passengers, an upswing of 38,113 fliers, according...

STEEL PLATES ON THE South County Freeway Bridge damaged between 15 and 18 vehicles Friday morning after becoming loose, according to RIDOT. The plates have since been replaced with asphalt.

Loose steel plates damage 15-18 vehicles on South County Freeway Bridge...

Government 05/25/2018

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation said that approximately 15 or 18 vehicles were damaged when they went over several temporary steel plates...

Steve Cardi elected President of Construction Industries of Rhode Island

People on the Move 05/14/2018

Stephen A. Cardi II, executive vice president and COO of Cardi Corporation, was recently elected President of Construction Industries of Rhode Island (CIRI). Holding...

Dustin Everson elected Treasurer of Construction Industries of Rhode Island

People on the Move 05/14/2018

Dustin J. Everson, president of Narragansett Improvement Company, was recently elected Treasurer of Construction Industries of Rhode Island (CIRI). He replaces his father, John...

PANGEA LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS reported a first quarter profit of $5.5 million.

Pangea Logistics Solutions reports $5.5M Q1 profit

Capital Goods 05/11/2018

NEWPORT – Pangea Logitsics Solutions Ltd. reported $5.5 million in first-quarter net income, compared with a 3,683 loss in the first quarter of 2017,...

THE R.I. AIRPORT CORP. will receive $7 million in federal funding to reimburse it for part of the money it spent on mandatory security upgrades following 9/11. PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Reed: RIAC to receive $7M for airport security upgrade reimbursement

Government 05/09/2018

WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. will receive $7 million in federal funding to reimburse it for security upgrades made in the wake of...

U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED, along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. David N. Cicilline, announced $1.2 million in federal funding to help upgrade the pier in Bristol that is used by the Prudence Island Ferry. / COURTESY JACK F. REED

Bristol receives $1.2M for Prudence Island Ferry Dock renovation; project’s cost...

Capital Goods 05/08/2018

BRISTOL – The town of Bristol will receive $1.2 million to rehabilitate the north and south walls of Prudence Island Ferry Dock Pier from...

RIDOT HAS ISSUED a RFP for an autonomous transit service between Olneyville and Downtown Providence which it said could fill the transit gap caused by construction on the 6-10 Interchange. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

RIDOT issues RFP for autonomous transit service development

Capital Goods 04/30/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has issued a request for proposals to companies that can design and test and eventually deliver an...

RIPTA HAS CHOSEN Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian as its new CEO. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ RUPERT WHITELEY

Avedisian named RIPTA CEO, to step down as Warwick mayor

Government 04/25/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has selected Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian as its new CEO, it announced Wednesday. As both are full-time positions,...