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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.
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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.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee Tuesday rejected 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling’s suggestion that Rhode Island sabotaged the beleaguered video game company and drove potential investors away with public comments about its potential demise.
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Rival game companies are lining up to hire the recently unemployed staff of 38 Studios LLC, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s embattled gaming company, according to Boston.com.
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said Friday afternoon that 38 Studios LLC was back in default on its $75 million loan guarantee deal with the state for violating labor laws governing mass layoffs.
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At least one Rhode Island company is trying to find a landing place for laid off 38 Studios workers, as a recruiter from Atrion Networking Corp. of Warwick is at the troubled video game developer talking to former employees about openings at the IT services company.
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has laid off its entire staff in the wake of financial difficulties, according to multiple media reports.
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By PBN Staff
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CVS Caremark Corp. Executive Vice President Helena B. Foulkes resigned as vice chairwoman of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Thursday as continued controversy over the handling of 38 Studios LLC’s $75 million loan guarantee wracks the quasi state agency.
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Moody’s Investors Service – a globally recognized rating company – affirmed the ‘A2’ rating on 38 Studios’s bonds since the bonds’ “stable” outlook is based on the state’s moral obligation pledge, which high-ranking Rhode Island officials say they intend to honor.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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38 Studios LLC, the teetering video game company of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, could be ineligible for million in state tax credits because the firm is incorporated in Delaware, not Rhode Island.
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