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RIPEC: Bring EDC under state control
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation, plagued by inefficiency and lack of direction, should be brought under direct control of the governor’s office and a new state commerce agency, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recommended in a report on the quasi-state agency released Tuesday. more
The biggest R.I. stories of 2012
It has been an exciting, if tumultuous, year in the Ocean State. As 2012 comes to a close, Providence Business News looks back on the biggest news stories of the year. more
PBN postpones Summit on Employers and Education
In light of Hurricane Sandy, Providence Business News has decided to postpone the Summit on Employers and Education to Wednesday, Nov. 7. more
| 10/29/12
Construction employment rises slightly in Providence metro
Construction employment rose in 125 out of 337 metro areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area, dropped in 160 out of 337 metro areas, including the New Bedford metro area, and stayed stagnant in 52 metro areas from September 2011 to September 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 10/31/12
Panelists focus on the issues at Employers & Education Summit
In a frank discussion of the education and skills gap facing Rhode Island’s workforce, participants in the Providence Business News Employers & Education Summit laid out competing visions of the road to success. more
| 11/7/12 | 1 comment
Report: R.I. lays groundwork for wind energy
The Ocean State could be one the first states with offshore wind farms, according to a report released by Environment Rhode Island, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Environment Council of Rhode Island. more
| 9/13/12
Theater cos. draw for nearby businesses
Brickley’s Ice Cream owner Steve Groffi has had, for the last seven years, a front-row seat to a town’s cultural revitalization from his shop’s front door on Wakefield’s Main Street, in South Kingstown. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/17/12

Sea Corp. lands $86M Navy contract
Systems Engineering Associates Corporation – Sea Corp. – has been awarded a three-year, $86 million contract to support the electromagnetic department of Newport’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center. more
| 9/10/12
Study: R.I. 19th for entrepreneurs, Mass. No. 1
Rhode Island ranks 19th among states for entrepreneurship, according to an index released Oct. 2 by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. more
Black Friday Walmart protests head to R.I., Mass.
As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Black Friday. more
| 11/23/12
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