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Inc. Magazine releases 2012 fastest-growing private companies list
Sixteen Rhode Island companies - including VMS Alarms - and three from neighboring Bristol County, Mass., were named as some of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States on an Inc. Magazine 2012 list. more
| 8/16/12
Treading water on R.I. wind farms
Deepwater Wind LLC has signed a new lease agreement with the Quonset Development Corporation for a turbine-manufacturing facility and office space in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. The move positions the company to develop a proposed 150-turbine wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, but only after a much-smaller demonstration project the company hopes can be built in the next two years. more
PBN honors Fastest-Growing & Innovative Companies
Providence Business News has announced the winners of its newest event, Fastest-Growing & Innovative Companies. The top five fastest-growing companies in three size categories have been announced, as have the most innovative companies in each of nine industry categories. more
| 8/24/12
Chamber pulls out of EDC marketing deal
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce has pulled out of a planned partnership with the R.I. Economic Development Corporation to lure out-of-state, knowledge-based companies to … more
MassChallenge names 3 R.I. finalists
Three Rhode Island companies – Nordic Technology Group, NBA Math Hoops and Prepmatic – were named as finalists in the 2012 MassChallenge. more
Youth entrepreneurs win seed funding at Young Social Innovators event
On Tuesday night, youth teams pitched their social enterprise ideas at the Young Social Innovators Pitch and Graduation Ceremony at the MET School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in hopes of winning $1,000 in seed funding. more
| 6/13/12
Maternova acquires Impact Review
Maternova Inc., a women-owned startup founded by Meg Wirth and focused on solutions for dealing with maternal mortality, has acquired Impact Review, the company announced Monday. more
Students designing means to spark social change
When a group of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design students four years ago imagined a conference centered on using outside-the-box thinking to promote collaborative and creative solutions to some of the state’s economic woes, the goal was simple: just put the conference together. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12

Chamber meet focuses on innovation, collaboration
The 2012 meeting of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, held Monday at the R.I. Convention Center, made news that could re-shape the region’s economy. more
| 11/20/12
Founders League celebrates kick-off with ‘EntrepreNew Years’
The Founders League, a partnership to help facilitate expansion in Rhode Island’s entrepreneurial environment, will celebrate its kick-off with an “EntrepreNew Years” celebration on Friday, Jan. 4. more
| 12/20/12
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