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R.I. ranked 2nd worst state to do business
On Forbes Magazine’s list of the Best States for Business, Rhode Island ranked 49th, beating out only Maine as the worst state in the country to do business. more
| 12/13/12 | 1 comment
R.I. to receive $648K in Pfizer settlement
Rhode Island is set to receive $647,722 as part of a $42.9 million national settlement with drug maker Pfizer Inc. for the unlawful promotion of its drugs Zyvox and Lyrica. more
| 12/12/12
Wind developers, environmental groups reach agreement
In what is being called “a first of its kind collaboration,” a coalition of environmental organization and offshore wind developers have agreed to a series of voluntary measures to help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale while helping to expedite offshore wind development. more
Providence wins case against tobacco industry
In what the city of Providence is called “a case with national significance,” Chief Judge Mary Lisi of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled to uphold the city’s laws banning the sale of tobacco products aimed at children. more
| 12/11/12
Block Island wind power completion being pushed back
The target date for completing Deepwater Wind’s proposed Block Island Wind Farm is slipping into 2015, CEO Jeff Grybowski said. more
Blue Cross files for higher rates
Updated, Dec. 8, 12:45 p.m. Citing higher medical cost trends, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island filed for new rate factors for 2013 with the R.I. Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner. more
Union: Landmark layoffs harmful, violate contract
The recent layoffs at Landmark Medical Center – 53 since Oct. 30 – are in violation of the collective bargaining agreement, according to Christopher Callaci, general counsel of United Nurses and Allied Professionals. more
R.I., Conn. bus companies to pay on EPA settlement
Ocean State Transit and Connecticut-based STA, both subsidiaries of Student Transportation of America, will address excessive school bus idling, reduce children’s expose to diesel pollution and implement environmental projects under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
| 11/27/12
Mass. approves Cape Wind, NSTAR PPA
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved the 15-year power purchase agreement between Cape Wind and NSTAR, Cape Wind announced Monday. more
| 11/26/12
EPA approves New Bedford terminal project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the $100 million, 28.5-acre marine terminal project in New Bedford. more
| 11/20/12 | 1 comment
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