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May 2, 2008 Archives


Dredging permit suit by LNG developer is dismissed

4:53 PM Fri, May 02, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Tim Barmann    Email

A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by LNG developer Weaver’s Cove Energy against the environmental management agencies of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in which the company argued that the agencies were taking too long to evaluate its......

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Defense bill funds RI companies

7:12 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Rhode Island companies and contractors would receive $196 million in defense and military construction funding under a Department of Defense Authorization Bill approved yesterday by the Senate Armed Services Committee. The funds are in addition to the funds proposed under......

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Workers at Foxwoods reject organizing effort

6:58 AM Fri, May 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Foxwoods employees in five departments voted yesterday to reject a proposal by Local 30 of the International Union of Operating Engineers to represent them in collective bargaining at the casion in Connecticut. The vote by employees in the engineering,......

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