Newport-based BB Riverboats is looking to go green by seeking a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit its flagship Belle of Cincinnati with three new, more efficient electric generators.
BB Riverboats managers say that if they're successful in winning the grant money they will apply for additional grants to replace the three diesel engines on the Belle of Cincinnati, as well as the generators and engines on the company's two other boats - the Mark Twain and River Queen.
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