Economy
Why A Commercial Fisherman Turned To Restorative Ocean Farming
Bren Smith began his career as a commercial fisherman, but now is the owner of Thimble Island Oyster Farm, a 3D restorative ocean farm in Connecticut. He’s also the author of the new book, Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer.
Read MoreRaytheon Merger Is Another Win For Massachusetts, And Loss For Connecticut
Massachusetts state officials are pleased that another high tech company is being lured away from Connecticut, and will set up headquarters here.
Read MoreCollins, State Working To Level Playing Field for Maine, Canadian Lobstermen
Maine lobstermen hauling traps in an internationally disputed section of the Bay of Fundy, known as the “gray zone,” will be allowed some extra hours working at sea this year under a resolve recently enacted by the Maine Legislature. It’s the latest but likely not the last skirmish in a long-running conflict between Canada and the U.S. over fishing rules in the zone.
Read More“A Big Fugazi”: Why Fishermen Still Can’t Get Behind Offshore Wind
Historic Plymouth Looks To A Future Without Pilgrim
Beneath a towering granite pavilion, in the smallest state park in Massachusetts, is an unassuming gray boulder with outsized historic and economic importance: Plymouth Rock. The Rock draws a million visitors a year. Tourism is a powerful economic engine for Plymouth, employing 4,000 workers and generating $30 million annually in local taxes.
Read MoreThis Vermont Town Took A Big Hit When Its Nuclear Plant Closed
At the end of May, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth will permanently shut down. Forty-six years ago it began generating electricity, high-paying jobs and intense controversy over safety and environmental impact. Pilgrim went into service just one day after its sister plant: Vermont Yankee. Both reactors were the same make and model: a GE Mark I reactor. And since 2002, they have been operated by the same company: Entergy.
Read MoreInside Rhode Island’s Quahog Industry, A Shrinking Workforce
Connecticut Residents Bet In Rhode Island As Local Lawmakers Look For Ways To Cash In
Last year, the United States Supreme Court opened the door for states to make it legal to bet on sports. More recently, Connecticut lawmakers voted to send a bill that would legalize sports betting to the floor of the state legislature. But what could legalized sports betting look like here in the Land of Steady Habits? To answer that question, let’s take a look first at neighboring Rhode Island, which debuted sports betting in November.
Read MoreCleanup On Aisle 9: Robots Arrive At Grocery Stores Near You
Stop & Shop’s parent company, the Dutch food retailer Ahold Delhaize, has started deploying robots named Marty to more than 100 Massachusetts locations.
Read MoreOld-School Snow Sports Push Through ‘Winter Whiplash’ of Climate Change
The melty weather in New Hampshire this winter has been a big problem for some kinds of seasonal recreation — and it’s all part of a long-term warming trend.
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