AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 minutes agoEnergy & Bills: Rhode Island regulators are weighing a proposal to send $28M in RGGI carbon-auction proceeds to households as winter electric bill credits—about $61 per home—via a tariff advice petition filed Aug. 6 with the Public Utilities Commission. Local Business Expansion: Wonder, a multi-restaurant meal ordering platform, is set to open next week at Blue Back Square in West Hartford, with a grand opening Aug. 13; the company says it operates more than 100 locations across multiple states including Rhode Island. Manufacturing & Workforce Tech: Gov. Dan McKee and Pawtucket leaders joined Siemens’ Mobile eXplore Tour at the former Apex department store site, bringing an immersive look at industrial automation and digital manufacturing. Sports & Community: Rhode Island’s women’s pro baseball returns story highlights the Boston Hunters and San Francisco Firebells joining the league’s opening weekend, with the Boston-area team among the new wave. Real Estate: Compass brokers say it closed the sale of 32 Breach Dr. in Westerly for $2.75M, one of the top local transactions of the year-to-date. Policy Watch: A Rhode Island legislative race series spotlights House District 31 in North Kingstown/Exeter, where a sludge-plant controversy is shaping the debate.
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