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Preservation Society set on plans to build Breakers welcome center
The Preservation Society of Newport released plans today for a proposed welcome center on the grounds of The Breakers to provide ticketing, visitor information, restrooms and a small café. more
SBANE builds a plan worth serious thought
Who knows what kind of governor Ken Block would have made had he won in 2010 instead of Lincoln D. Chafee? As a leading member of the Smaller Business Association of New England, he is certainly providing an interesting look into what might have been. more
1/7/13
These jobs come without attachment
When Cherie Daniel, a website designer based in Bristol, was an agency employee she relied on occasional freelance work to supplement her income. When that agency folded, she started to rely on it for much more. more
R.I. leaders must take RIPEC plan to heart
More than four months after being charged by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee with examining the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in the aftermath of the 38 Studios LLC implosion, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has come back with a 140-page report that makes clear change is needed. The report looks at the EDC today, at best practices across the country, and recommends what the state should do to improve the business-development environment in Rhode Island. more
10/1/12
Props, equipment from 38 Studios auctioned
While others eyed the 5-foot Amalurian battle hammer prop ($200), Jamie Gotch, co-founder of Subatomic Studios in Cambridge, Mass., was looking for office supplies. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/29/12

Improving tech infrastructure can speed state’s growth
Thom Guertin is Rhode Island’s first chief digital technology officer, a position he assumed in late October as part of the Office of Digital Excellence initiative. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 11/19/12

Report: R.I. flunks out of economic prosperity, twice
Rhode Island has seen little to no improvement in economic opportunity indexes from 2011, the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity announced Thursday following the release of its 2012 Report Card On RI Competitiveness. more
Manufacturing joins Chafee list of growth sectors
A few years ago the words “manufacturing” and “growth” were rarely encountered in the same sentence, especially in Rhode Island. more
Calls grow for national search for EDC director
The last time Rhode Island went national in its search for a chief economic-development executive, it offered an Arizona business consultant $250,000 per year, plus a car, to lead the state out of the financial crisis. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13 | 2 comments

Retail boost ‘good while it lasted’
Shaun Bramble, manager of Cuban Revolution in downtown Providence said the restaurant has lost a great deal of its lunch crowd since 38 Studios laid off all of its staff in May. more
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