Residents are putting more material in their bins than ever before, but a lawsuit offers an inside look at a city struggling to cover the costs of a recycling program upended by China’s recent trade policies.
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The price of murder: Lizzie Borden home sells for six times Fall River’s average
In an era when true crime earns fortunes for news and entertainment companies, the unsolved Borden murders are driving real estate prices to new heights in Fall River. Lizzie Borden was 32 years old in 1892, the year police found her estranged father and stepmother hacked to death with a hatchet in the home they […]
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Some Rhode Island businesses see windfall from coronavirus pandemic
The last year has been a difficult one for many small businesses in Rhode Island. Hundreds have closed, while others are still trying to survive. But COVID-19 restrictions have been a boon to some industries.
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Floating turbines could bring offshore wind to deeper waters
A new report from an environmental nonprofit found the United States has enough offshore wind energy potential to power the entire nation’s electricity grid two times over. Even in a future where Americans forego fossil fuels to power cars and heat homes with electricity, researchers from Environment America say offshore wind alone could meet close […]
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Food court planned at One Union Station
The company that helped lead the redevelopment of One Union Station plans to create a 16,000-square-foot food court in the ground floor area formerly occupied by the Capital Grille and Bar Louie. Under a tentative agreement announced by the Rhode Island Foundation, Marsella Development Corporation will own and operate the first floor of One Union […]
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America’s biggest offshore wind farm is on the verge of federal approval
America’s offshore wind infrastructure is modest: the only turbines in the ocean today power a small community’s worth of homes from a wind farm off Block Island. But within two years, the number of American homes powered by the renewable energy source could grow to nearly half a million. Vineyard Wind CEO Lars Pedersen says […]
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Lockheed Martin will close factory in Marion, moving 400 jobs out of state
Lockheed Martin announced it will close a factory next year in Marion, Massachusetts that employs more than 400 workers. The defense contractor is the largest employer in the coastal town of 5,000, where a mix of factory and office workers manufacture underseas weapons for the U.S. Navy. The company said it will offer most employees […]
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Newport prepares for summer season as many businesses remain ‘on the brink of closure’
Snow is still melting, but Newport is already planning for its peak summer season. Business leaders say these months could make or break the island’s already hard-hit hospitality industry.
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2020 was a record year for new businesses in Rhode Island
Rhode Island saw an unprecedented number of business closures in 2020, but it was also a record year for new business filings in the state.
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America’s largest scallop company sues New Bedford over waterfront expansion
An owner of the world’s largest scallop fleet is fighting New Bedford’s plans to expand a portion of the city’s waterfront.
