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Grant breathes life into self-employment program
Rhode Island workforce-development leaders are broadening the landscape for entrepreneurs with the revival of a state program that allows some residents collecting unemployment insurance to create a new business instead of hunting for a job. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Perks keep Collette on fast track
(Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in an occasional series of stories that will feature the companies and industries creating jobs in the region.) more
3/18/13
Activity of EDC in decline
Rhode Island’s economic-development arm has yet to find a cure for its 38 Studios LLC hangover. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

R.I. meetings yielding results for visitors, natives
In a state so dependent on its hospitality and tourism industry, convention business is of more than a little consequence. more
3/18/13
N.E. enters into export-access pact with U.S. DOC
BOSTON – The New England Council has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce it says will help its members access foreign markets and increase exports. more
3/25/13
Renovations raising hopes in West End
When the federal government repossessed the Medina Village apartments off Cranston Street in Providence’s West End in 2010, there was a real possibility the 22 vacant and decaying buildings in the complex would be abandoned. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Taveras’ plan is a good start for city
With the economic-development plan that he unveiled last week, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has sent a message – it’s time to stop playing defense and move forward. Growth is the shot in the arm that cures deficits and starts self-sustaining, virtuous cycles. more
4/1/13
Streamlined DEP permits have worked, report says
BOSTON – Initiatives to streamline permitting at the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection have dramatically shortened the time to permit and removed unnecessary barriers to jobs and economic growth, according to a report released by Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week. more
4/1/13
Taveras backs freeze in commercial property tax
In his first year in office, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras just wanted to survive the “category 5 fiscal hurricane” brought about by the recession and years of city policy decisions. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/1/13

Nurse residency program seen improving patient care
The current demand for nurses is only expected to grow in the coming years. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 4/8/13

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