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Licensing deals helping schools boost bottom lines
Scientific advancements in local university laboratories are breaking through in the marketplace at the fastest pace since the recession. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

For most, progress too slow to see
Rhode Island’s economic recovery is now moving at a pace too slow for many local business leaders to perceive it. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12 | 1 comment

Morgan to leave EDC
Susan Morgan, the chief financial officer of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, will be leaving the quasi-government organization, EDC spokeswoman Judy Chong told Providence Business News on Monday afternoon. more
| 7/16/12
U.S. stocks fall as report shows manufacturing shrank in August
U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as data showed American manufacturing contracted in August, fueling concern the economic recovery is slowing. more
PPS lands $341K for Brick School House purchase, preservation
The Providence Preservation Society will purchase the 1769 Brick School House from the city of Providence thanks to a $341,500 grant from The Champlin Foundations, the preservation society announced Tuesday. more
| 12/11/12
Pawtucket, Central Falls properties have ‘strong potential’ for development
Underutilized Blackstone River corridor properties in Pawtucket and Central Falls have strong potential for retail and residential development, a market analysis commissioned by the Pawtucket Foundation has found. more
EDC to meet with businesses affected by Sandy
In light of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s establishment of a $1 million emergency loan fund to assist Rhode Island businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation will meet with businesses to determine if they qualify for loans from $10,000 to $25,000. more
| 11/12/12
Woonsocket lands $50K NEA grant
The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding a $50,000 “Our Town” grant to Woonsocket to help boost the city’s Main Street and Arts District and bolster economic development and education through the arts, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced late Wednesday. more
‘Spaghetti ramps’ out in F.R. waterfront plan
Almost every American city has had to live with at least one old highway overpass cutting through downtown that isolates neighborhoods and repels visitors. more
U.S. leading economic indicators rise in July
Following a drop of 1.9 percent in June, an index of America’s leading economic indicators gained 1 percent in July. more
| 8/2/12
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