Thermo-Tech, Inc., Manufacturer of Conveyor Belt Heaters, Announces Official Entry into Sand and Gravel Operation ...

03/31/11 Thermo-Tech, Inc., a manufacturer of conveyor belt heaters, announces its formal entry into the sand and gravel marketplace. Historically a manufacturer of conveyor belt heaters to the coal mining industry, Thermo-Tech, Inc. is proud to announce the expansion of it's offering to sand and gravel mining operations in North America.

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Town enjoys 12.7-percent spike in population

03/26/11 By JOSEPH FITZGERALD north smithfield.jpg NORTH SMITHFIELD - U.S. Census figures released Wednesday show that North Smithfield gained 1,349 people, or 12.7 percent, in the last decade, making it the town with the second highest percentage of population growth in the state. Overall, the state's population grew slightly by 0.4 percent to 1,052,567. There were population declines in 16 ...

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Changes come to local intersection

12/14/10 Changes are coming to a dangerous North Smithfield intersection.

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Tragedy spurs state DOT to modify dangerous intersection

12/12/10 By JOSEPH FITZGERALD trafficlight24.jpg NORTH SMITHFIELD - At the urging of town officials, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) is modifying the intersection of Route 102 and Route 5 in Slatersville in an attempt to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. The modifications at the intersection of Route 102 (Victory Highway) and Route 5 (North Main Street) were approved by the ...

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Processors join forces to tilt at offshore wind energy project

08/24/10 Two plastics processors with plenty of "green cred" filed a joint petition to stop construction of an offshore wind energy facility. The clash in Rhode Island has made allies of the two processors, Toray Plastics and PolyTop, as well as a local environmental group, the Rhode Island chapter of the Conservation Law Foundation, which also has filed an appeal to halt building of the new site ...

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