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State must learn from 38 Studios’ fall
“It looks like the EDC got it right this time.” more
5/28/12
Landfill’s new recycling program to go statewide
Residents in Burrillville and North Smithfield are participating in a pilot program to test the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation’s new recycling program and equipment. The trial has allowed the corporation time to work out any difficulties before going online with the rest of the state, which is estimated to take place in mid-June. more
Green companies eager to grow support, workers
Chris Fletcher, manager for the Westerly to Newport region at Bartlett Tree Experts, loves to see interns from the University of Rhode Island come each semester, eager to work and learn within the arborist industry. more
Future brightening for solar power in Ocean State
The solar-powered world that green-energy advocates long dreamed of isn’t such a fantasy these days. more
Manufacturing joins Chafee list of growth sectors
A few years ago the words “manufacturing” and “growth” were rarely encountered in the same sentence, especially in Rhode Island. more
PPS: Old multifamily homes worth preserving
For those who’ve spent their lives in them, Providence’s triple-deckers, Victorians and other multifamily houses might not seem too remarkable, or even desirable. more
Town seeks answers to beach erosion
With beach erosion threatening to cut a piece of South Kingstown from the mainland, the Coastal Resources Management Council has approved a $700,000 plan to allow the town to build a retaining wall along Matunuck Beach Road. But the plan is merely a stopgap to allow the town and residents to find a long-term solution to a problem threatening to wash away businesses and homes in coastal communities across the state. more
Collaboration crucial to boosting workforce skills
Dominique Fernandez’s life could have been very different. more
38 Studios back in default
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said Friday afternoon that 38 Studios LLC was back in default on its $75 million loan guarantee deal with the state for violating labor laws governing mass layoffs. more
Moody’s affirms 38 Studios bond rating on R.I.’s moral obligation
Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – affirmed the ‘A2’ rating on 38 Studios’s bonds since the bonds’ “stable” outlook is based on the state’s moral obligation pledge, which high-ranking Rhode Island officials say they intend to honor. more
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