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The R.I. Public Transit Authority was one of 11 organizations and companies across the country recognized at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12th annual Clean Air Excellence Awards.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. will kick off its Rhode Island service today at T.F. Green Airport, and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee was expected to welcome the airline to the state with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the airport from 1:25–2 p.m.
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The Federal Aviation Administration plans to re-evaluate the environmental impact statement and record of decision for T.F. Green Airport’s airport improvement program, the federal agency announced Thursday.
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Rhode Island’s gasoline prices continued to rise this week, jumping 3 cents to $3.83 per gallon in the fifth consecutive week of price increases, AAA Southern New England said Monday.
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The New England Fishery Management Council’s executive committee may cut the allowable cod catch for fishermen by up to 72 percent, the Gloucester Times reports.
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Defense contractors led by Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. gained a reprieve from U.S. spending cuts that may prove short-lived.
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The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd annual dinner attracted 370 to see a number of their membership feted and hear a speech by an officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that played up the role of manufacturing in the U.S.
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By Mark S. Murphy |
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As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, the Working Waterfront Festival is launching the Portholes Project, a series of free, monthly programs to spark conversation about issues facing working waterfronts.
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By PBN Staff
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Construction employment declined in 151 out of 337 U.S. metro areas – including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick and New Bedford areas – rose in 126 metro areas and stayed stagnant in 60 from November 2011 to November 2012, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
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By PBN Staff
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General Dynamics Electric Boat was awarded three contracts totaling $4.6 billion from the U.S. Navy to design and develop the next-generation strategic-deterrent submarine, and to continue the construction of Virginia-class attack submarines.
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By PBN Staff
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