Tag: Warwick
Advocates celebrate McKee’s signing of housing legislation
WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday ceremoniously signed the legislative package passed by the General Assembly in June and led by House Speaker...
T.F. Green gets $9M in federal grants for airport improvements
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Airport Corp. on Wednesday was awarded more than $9 million in federal grants for operational upgrades and planning at Rhode...
3 local Christmas Tree Shops will remain open amid company restructuring
PROVIDENCE – The two Rhode Island Christmas Tree Shops and one across the Massachusetts border in North Attleborough will remain open as the company...
Tempur Sealy to buy Mattress Firm in $4B deal
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bedding provider Tempur Sealy has agreed to acquire Mattress Firm in a cash-and stock-transaction valued at about $4 billion, the companies...
R.I. tax income from recreational cannabis trails projections by 25%
Rhode Island’s budding recreational marijuana industry has a marketing problem. Just ask Jonathan Leighton, general manager of Mother Earth Wellness.
“Most people in Rhode Island...
Regulators approve $60M power line upgrades for Revolution Wind farm
State energy regulators swiftly gave their stamp of approval to a nearly $60 million worth of upgrades to Rhode Island power lines.
The Rhode Island...
4 in 10 say next vehicle may be electric: AP-NORC/EPIC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) – Many Americans aren't yet sold on going electric for their next cars, a new poll shows, with high prices and too few...
Providence metro unemployment rises in February
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.2% in February, an increase from 3.6% one month prior but still...
Solar Cannabis to open its first R.I. dispensary in Warwick
WARWICK – Massachusetts-based Solar Cannabis Co. is officially opening its first Rhode Island location on Friday.
The sustainably driven cannabis operator is hosting a soft...
Former Catholic churches in Warwick listed over $1M each
WARWICK – Two former Catholic churches in Warwick are on the market.
St. Catherine's Cathedral Church at 3248-3252 Post Road was listed for $1 million,...
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