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The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $2.9 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to “rehabilitate critical infrastructure” at the port of Galilee, lawmakers announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Quonset Development Corp. has named Rhode Island-based company R.I. Port Services as the new terminal operating agency for container handling at the Port of Davisville, the seventh largest auto importer in North America.
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By PBN Staff
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Bryant University will host the fifth annual Supply Chain Management Summit on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the university’s Bello Center in Smithfield.
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By PBN Staff
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is slated to begin a series of hearings later this month to determine if river herring qualify as a threatened species, according to the Gloucester Times.
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the May 1, 2013 fishing season, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
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By Michael Souza |
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AAA Southern New England projects that 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from their home during the Fourth of July holiday, a 4.9 increase over the 40.3 million who traveled last year.
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General Dynamics Electric Boat landed a $100.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide lead-yard services for Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines.
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By PBN Staff
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Workers in the Northeast groundfishery die at a rate of 600 fatalities per 100,000 full-time employees, making it the deadliest fisheries job in the country, WBUR reported.
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U.S. seafood landings reached a 17-year high in 2001, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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General Motors Ventures LLC has invested in The NanoSteel Co., a maker of nano-structured steel materials design, the company announced Monday.
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