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In a full house that included investors, entrepreneurs and lawmakers, startup accelerator Betaspring introduced the 13 fledgling companies of its inaugural Fall session on Thursday night at its Providence Knowledge District headquarters.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Immigrant-owned businesses employ one in 10 U.S. workers in private companies and inject more than $775 billion of revenue into the U.S. economy, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy.
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By Henry Goldman |
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PBN.com is sporting a new, streamlined look. The revamped website features a simplified page design that offers readers easier access to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts’ most comprehensive collection of business news.
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By PBN Staff
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According to a study by RootMetrics, a data company focusing on mobile phone use, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T perform best in the Providence area.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Rhode Island has the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals in the nation according to the Hospital Safety Score report released Friday by the Leapfrog Group.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Trinity Repertory Company will rename its artistic director position “The Richard L. Bready Artistic Director” through June 2015 to celebrate a $250,000 gift from former Nortek CEO Richard L. Bready.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Providence Business News has announced the awardees of the Best Places To Work competition, which recognizes companies – large and small – based on surveys of employees and management reports.
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By PBN Staff
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Assets from 38 Studios LLC’s Big Huge Games are being auctioned off today as part of the company’s bankruptcy.
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By PBN Staff
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EpiVax Inc., led by founder and CEO Dr. Anne S. De Groot, has been awarded an additional $300,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the company announced Friday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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In an interview on the Dennis & Callahan sports radio show on WEEI in Boston, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that before his now-defunct videogame company 38 Studios LLC filed for bankruptcy, an investor pledged $15 million if Rhode Island agreed to renegotiate the loan - the state refused, according to The Boston Globe.
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