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Shooters proposal likely to be decided next month
The future of the former Shooters nightclub property on the Providence waterfront sits delicately poised between the destination performing-arts venue a community group envisions and the sad, vacant lot it is today. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/11/13

Cranes are harbingers of port growth
As the nation’s largest ports jockey for the new supersized cargo ships being built for a widening Panama Canal, maneuvering on a much smaller scale is happening in southern New England ports hoping to catch the spillover. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Research required for an effective EDC
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has rejected the notion that the R.I. Economic Development Corporation needs a major overhaul – despite commissioning the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council to produce a report based on just that premise. But the legislature does not need to approach the issue so cavalierly when it begins its 2013 session. more
12/31/12
EDC makes payments on loan guarantee for Capco Steel
PROVIDENCE – Another loan guarantee approved by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in 2010 has turned into a financial liability for the state. more
7/23/12
CVS top incentive recipient
CVS Caremark Corp. is an outsized presence in its home state in nearly every way. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

Chafee names final EDC nominee
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has nominated Nami Studios President Maeve Donahue for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors, the governor announced Thursday. more
| 5/2/13
Condo plans for former Mansfield chocolate factory halted
Plans to turn a former chocolate factory in Mansfield into condominiums have been halted after local voters Tuesday rejected an article that would have rezoned the building for residential use, reported Attleboro’s Sun Chronicle. more
| 5/10/13
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

State seeks proposals for former Shooters site
When the state tried to sell the former Shooters nightclub property on Providence’s Fox Point waterfront to developers three years ago, neighbors revolted over the thought of a 15-story condominium tower looming over India Point Park. more
City can’t afford to let PEDP fail
The Providence Economic Development Partnership will soon begin lending again. That’s good news for entrepreneurs still struggling to find financing elsewhere and for a city that also deserves credit for taking decisive, aggressive action to keep the nonprofit alive after a damning federal review. more
12/24/12
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