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Revised energy plan will be roadmap for Ocean State
Marion Gold is Rhode Island’s second commissioner of energy resources, leading the state’s environmental planning at a critical time when climate change, increasingly intense storms and a sluggish economy have to merge into viable energy policy. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Southern New England states see tourism link
It sounds like the latest up-and-coming neighborhood in a real estate magazine, but SoNew is in fact the new moniker for southern New England coined by local tourism leaders hoping it will attract more visitors to the region. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Staying ahead of the game
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more
12/31/69
Pageant contestants join cleanup
Contestants in the 2013 Miss Rhode Island pageant join other volunteers on May 18 to help clean up the Seekonk River. The project was hosted by the Miss RI Scholarship Program and the Narragansett Bay Commission, which contributed a $500 grant toward the cleanup. The project, which included the planting of cordgrass along the banks of the river, took place at the commission’s Bucklin Point wastewater-treatment facility in East Providence. The Miss Rhode Island competition will be held June 1. more
5/27/13
Deepwater eyes fed. lease prize in summer auction
As Deepwater Wind LLC fights to install five wind turbines off Block Island, a much bigger contest to harness the wind in southern New England waters is about to begin in earnest. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Downtown vision tied to ‘Superman’?
Central to the argument for saving Providence’s Superman Building with public investment is a vision of the downtown economy driven by residents as much as office workers. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Unions oppose Gist rehiring
Rhode Island’s longtime efforts to boost the quality of K-12 public education have hit turbulence with teachers unions pushing to replace state Commissioner of Education Deborah Gist as her June 7 contract renewal date approaches. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/27/13

Gim to succeed Daukas as WashTrust executive VP
Galan G. Daukas, former executive vice president of wealth management at Washington Trust Bancorp. Inc., resigned his position, effective May 20. Gaukas will be succeeded by Mark K. Gim, according to a bank filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. more
| 5/24/13
HUD awards $2.5M to R.I. to protect against lead paint
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has award $2.5 million in grants to the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. to help “protect children and families from the hazards of lead-based paint and from other home health and safety hazards,” HUD announced Friday. more
| 5/24/13
Historical preservation programs land $54K in grants
The R.I. Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission has awarded eight grants totaling roughly $54,500 to eight local historic preservation programs, the commission announced Friday. more
| 5/24/13
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