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Patel: Online gaming key to growth
In late January, GTECH Corp.’s Rome-based parent company Lottomatica Group SpA announced its decision to re-brand to GTECH SpA, pending shareholder approval. Along with the name change, the group also announced plans to reorganize its business structure from units focusing on their respective products to focusing on geographic regions: the Americas, Italy and international. more

By Emily Greenhalgh
PBN Web Editor | 2/25/13

SBANE extends nomination deadline for innovation awards
The Smaller Business Association of New England has extended its deadline for nominations for the 2013 New England Innovation Awards. more
Gist says diploma system allows retesting to meet requirements
State Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has sent a letter to “friends of education” explaining her support for new graduation requirements following the recent release of 2012 NECAP assessments that showed about 4,100 students at risk of not graduating. more
| 2/19/13
Want to spur employment? Be a technology catalyst
As New Year’s well wishes and resolutions fade, Rhode Island is once again faced with a dichotomous workforce crisis: double-digit unemployment and the inability of many companies to fill their high-tech, high-wage job vacancies. more
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Giselle Mahoney | 2/18/13
Brown students’ experiences spawn backpack-cover idea
Brown University senior David Emanuel garnered some attention for a student business called Lock’d when he won first place in the statewide Elevator Pitch competition at Johnson & Wales University’s Harborside Campus in Providence on Dec. 5. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

Report: Providence metro ranks 43rd in U.S. for patent innovation
The average number of patents issued yearly in the Providence metropolitan area is 535, earning the metro area the No. 43 spot on the Brookings Institute’s report analyzing patenting and innovation trends in the nation’s 358 largest metropolitan areas. more
| 2/8/13
Swipely, Davis recognized by Forbes
Forbes Magazine has named Swipley Inc. one of “America’s Most Promising Companies.” Swipely, which was founded in 2009, is the first Rhode Island company to make the list. more
| 2/6/13
Program helps boost computer sketch recognition
Brown University assistant professor James Hays knew computers have a good eye for art, especially detecting texture and shading in life-like representations of real-world images. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

UMass professor lands $743K for acoustics research
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor John Buck has received a $743,000 research grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to help improve sensor arrays for sonar systems. more
| 1/29/13
RIPCPC forms alliance with behavioral health providers
The Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corp., Rhode Island’s largest independent practice association, has formed an alliance with Rhode Island Behavioral Health Partners. more
| 1/22/13
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