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Time for more sharing from Brown on plans
Imagine a private enterprise with the resources to make multimillion dollar investments on very high-profile parcels of land. more
6/4/12
Innovation lifeblood of manufacturing
Popular history holds the 20th-century decline of the textile industry responsible for many of the economic ills plaguing Rhode Island and Massachusetts’ SouthCoast. more
Bigger share of travel market sought
When industry insiders talk international travel in Rhode Island, they really don’t. more
EDC role, leadership in doubt
When the R.I. Economic Development Corporation finally emerges from the turmoil surrounding its $75 million loan guarantee to Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios LLC, the quasi-state agency in charge of growing business activity in the state may be unrecognizable. more
City zoning set for a new generation
Providence’s former Jewelry District was physically reconnected to downtown last year when work crews demolished the old Interstate 195 highway overpass, but on city maps it remained isolated in zoning rules from another generation. more
Brown tight-lipped on district plans
When Richard Spies, executive vice president for planning at Brown University, came to College Hill a decade ago for the position that President Ruth Simmons, then one semester into her tenure, created for him, he didn’t know the role the two would end up playing in the creation of Providence’s so-called Knowledge District. more
RIPEC to examine EDC, as Chafee names 3 to board
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council will examine the current structure and operation of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in light of the recent 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee debacle, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday. more
Report: R.I. must match skills to jobs
In order to turn around the economy, Rhode Island must reduce the overall cost of doing business, change public perception about the unfriendliness of its business climate and face the mismatch of talent with job needs, according to a report from the New England Economic Partnership. more
RIPEC: State should move toward investment as revenue improves
As state revenue improves, Rhode Island should move towards an investment-based agenda, according to a R.I. Public Expenditure Council report released Wednesday. more
Deloitte to audit 38 Studios’ books
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has commissioned a forensic audit of 38 Studios LLC to learn how Curt Schilling’s beleaguered video game company ran out of money and how much the former pitcher has put into it. more
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