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Jewelry designer, tennis online booking service, 3D printing marketplace win Business Plan
The 2013 edition of the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition announced its winners Tuesday afternoon at The Garage, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s exposition dedicated to identifying and inspiring high-growth companies in the Ocean State. more
| 5/14/13
Lottomatica approves name change, releases 1Q results
Lottomatica Group SpA shareholders have approved the adoption of the GTECH name and, effective June 3, Lottomatica will operate as GTECH SpA, the company announced Wednesday along with its first-quarter earnings. more
| 5/8/13
Hasbro loss widens in 1Q on savings initiative costs
Toy and game maker Hasbro Inc. saw its net loss widen 159 percent from $2.6 million, or 2 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012 to $6.7 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2013, the company announced Monday. more
| 4/22/13
Obama vows U.S. will find those responsible for bombings
President Barack Obama said the full resources of the federal government are being mobilized to investigate the deadly explosions today in Boston and he vowed those responsible will be brought to justice. more
2 explosions, 3 dead reported near finish line at Boston Marathon
(Updated, 9:50 p.m.) Two powerful explosions rocked the finish line area of the Boston Marathon near Copley Plaza, with police saying that at least three people are dead. The first explosion caused a huge puff of white smoke and was followed by a smaller explosion. more
Theaters get the picture, begin investing in digital
Few plot twists sound more cruel or ominous for small, independent cinemas than the death of film. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 4/8/13

Darth Vader’s inspiration can guide Big East on picking new name
Darth Vader might serve as inspiration for the Big East Conference, which must change its name after the so-called Catholic Seven leaves in three months and takes the league’s moniker with them. more
Study: Massachusetts residents the key to gambling success in R.I.
While the number of Rhode Islanders who visited Twin River declined 9.1 percent from 2010 to 2012 to 161,726, those who came from Massachusetts increased 8.8 percent to 385,348, helping the Lincoln gaming facility gain less than one-half percent in visitors to 582,662 in the time period. more
| 3/18/13
NEIT named a top game design school by Princeton Review
The New England Institute of Technology earned the No. 14 spot on The Princeton Review’s list of the 15 best undergraduate schools to study video game design, the education services company announced Tuesday. more
| 3/12/13
Big East negotiates to sell name
The Big East conference, which will be left with one of its founding schools by 2014, is negotiating the sale of its name to a new group of seven Catholic universities, the New York Times reported. more
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