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Rhode Island Hospital awarded $5.8M for cancer research
2015-06-07 22:03:26| Biotech - Topix.net
The hospital was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health , a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital says the $5.8 million grant will support the third phase of a biomedical research program at the hospital's Center for Cancer Research Development .
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Trucking Groups Slam Rhode Island Tolling Plan
2015-05-29 05:31:01| Trucking - Topix.net
A recent proposal in Rhode Island for a truck-only toll to pay for the state's ailing road and bridge conditions has been met with blowback from several trucking industry groups. The American Trucking Associations urged rejection of the truck-only toll plan, saying the organization was disappointed by the Rhode Island Governor's plan to pass the buck on infrastructure funding to the trucking industry.
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Blue Sphere Starts Construction of Rhode Island Waste-to-Energy Unit
2015-05-26 10:09:00| Waste Age
Blue Sphere Corp. will begin construction of a waste-to-energy project in Johnston, R.I. read more
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Rhode Island Fast Ferry to build new wind turbine transfer vessel
2015-05-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology
High-speed catamaran ferry company Rhode Island Fast Ferry has commissioned a US-built crew transfer vessel after receiving a 20-year contract for the Block Island wind farm.
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Top 5 Industries in Rhode Island: Which Parts of the Economy Are Strongest?
2015-04-11 00:59:14| Toys - Topix.net
Rhode Island may be the smallest of the 50 states with an area of 1,214 square miles, but it has the economy and industry to support a population of over a million. Industries in Rhode Island are diverse and range from tourism to manufacturing.