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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an amendment to the proposed cleanup plan for the removal of dioxin at the Centredale Manor superfund site in North Providence.
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By Michael Souza |
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The new Office of Management and Budget will conduct a study of the state’s transportation programs, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Monday afternoon at a RIPTA board meeting.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – called the shared services task force created between Pawtucket, Central Falls and East Providence by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee a ‘credit positive.’
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Twenty-nine Rhode Island schools have been identified as in need of intervention under the RI Department of Education’s 2012 School Classifications released Friday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The 21.5 percent share of revenue Massachusetts will earn from a casino built by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is the most any state has ever negotiated with an American Indian Tribe, according analyst Clyde Barrow.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island exporters stand to gain from a growing Russian market, according to Business Roundtable.
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By PBN Staff
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Over 150 supporters of the Academy for Career Exploration met at the school Tuesday night to discuss how best to defend their school from potential closure recommended by the R.I. Department of Education.
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By Dana Reilly |
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Rhode Island was ranked the worst state for business in the U.S. for the second year in a row on CNBC’s America’s Top State for Business 2012 report.
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Twin River has spent $578,741 since the beginning of March on campaigns encouraging voters to support the expansion of gambling in the Ocean State in the upcoming election, reported Rhode Island Public Radio.
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By PBN Staff
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Monday evening, the Warwick City Council unanimously approved three contracts with the city’s municipal employee, police and firefighters’ unions.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |