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May 5, 2008 Archives


New opposition group formed to oppose RI wind farm

3:25 PM Mon, May 05, 2008 | | Comments (4)
By Tim Barmann    Email

A group of Aquidneck Island residents have assembled the first organized opposition to Governor Carcieri’s plan to develop a large-scale wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The group has an unlikely name –– the Rhode Island Alliance for......

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RI gas prices inch up to another record

10:00 AM Mon, May 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island inched up another penny yesterday to average $3.609 a gallon, setting another record. A survey of local dealers by the state’s Office of Energy Resources found the prices ranged from $3.549 a gallon to $3.699......

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Tennessee firm acquires stake in RI manufacturer

8:28 AM Mon, May 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

CLARCOR Inc. (CLC:NYSE) said it acquired a 30 percent equity stake in BioProcess Technologies, a Portsmouth, R.I.-based manufacturer of industrial waste water and water reuse filtration systems. CLARCOR also will have the right to acquire additional ownership shares and eventually......

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Railroad company moves to Nasdaq

8:11 AM Mon, May 05, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John Kostrzewa    Email

Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (PWX:AMEX) said its directors have approved the decision to transfer the listing of its common stock from the American Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ stock market. Effective May 14, the company will trade under the......

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