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Chafee nominates 5 for EDC board
Shannon Brawley, Nancy Carriuolo, Roland Fiore, Jason Kelly and George Nee are the latest to be nominated by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors, Chafee announced Thursday afternoon. more
| 3/7/13 | 1 comment
Taveras outlines economic development plan
At a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Angel Taveras outlined a 20-step economic development action plan to “put Providence residents back to work and jump-start the economy of Rhode Island’s capital city.” more
| 3/27/13 | 1 comment
Global trade group offers public-private co-op program
(Updated, 3 p.m.) The International Council of Shopping Centers, or ICSC, is accepting registrations for an April 3 informal public-private sector networking event from 7:30 a.m. to noon at Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, designed to foster economic regeneration. more
Roger Williams narrows search for home of new Prov. location
Roger Williams University leaders have narrowed their search for a new downtown Providence branch to five locations and hope to recommend one to trustees next month, school officials said Thursday. more
R.I. jobless rate falls to 9.1%, lowest since Nov. 2008
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 9.1 percent in March, the lowest unemployment rate for the Ocean State since November 2008, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday. more
| 4/18/13 | 1 comment
R.I. Hospital awarded $10.8M from NIH
(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) Rhode Island Hospital was awarded $10.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health for research into joint health. more
Rumford Center named project of the year
The Northeastern Economic Developers Association has named the Rumford Center as its 2012 Project of the Year. more
| 9/13/12 | 1 comment
Five Questions With: Edinaldo Tebaldi
Bryant University economist discusses recently released unemployment figures for R.I. more
New England jobless rate rises to 7.3% in August
New England’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points from July to August to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday. more
| 9/21/12 | 1 comment
Grossman proposes online sales tax in Mass.
Massachusetts State Treasurer Steve Grossman said the Bay State could generate as much as $339 million in new revenue by collecting state sales taxes on online transactions, reported the Statehouse News Service. more
| 9/28/12 | 1 comment
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