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R.I. exports increase 19.3% in January
Exports from the Ocean State increased 19.3 percent in January to $227.9 million on a month-to-month, seasonally adjusted basis after dropping 0.5 percent in December, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com. more
| 3/27/13
April 1 deadline looms for biz plan applicants
The deadline to apply to the 2013 Rhode Island Business Plan Competition is one week away and all applications are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 1. more
| 3/25/13
Housing Network lands $375K from AG’s office
The Housing Network of Rhode Island has received a $375,000 grant from the R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin’s Office to bolster mortgage and home buyer education programs, the office announced Thursday. more
T.F. Green sees traffic drop in February
(Updated, March 22, 4:22 p.m.) Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport fell 6.1 percent in February compared with February 2012 to 249,554, the second-lowest number since the beginning of 2009, according to numbers released by the R.I. Airport Corporation on Thursday. more
| 3/21/13
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
WJAR-TV NBC 10 garners highest February viewership
According to preliminary data, WJAR-TV NBC 10 garnered the most viewers among adults ages 25 to 54 in southern New England for its collection of newscasts. more
Bryant signs partnerships with Chinese education minister
Bryant University President Ronald K. Machtley and Ping Hao, the vice minister of Education for the People’s Republic of China, signed two new joint partnership agreements on Sunday in a ceremony at the president’s campus residence. more
Report: R.I. flunks out of economic prosperity, twice
Rhode Island has seen little to no improvement in economic opportunity indexes from 2011, the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity announced Thursday following the release of its 2012 Report Card On RI Competitiveness. more
Three national tours to launch at PPAC during ’13-’14 season
Three national tours will launch in Providence during Providence Performing Arts Center’s 2013-2014 season, the theater announced Sunday. more
RWU to build sailing center
After raising $1.7 million in gifts and pledges during a weekend auction, Roger Williams University has announced plans to build a new waterfront sailing center on its Bristol campus. more
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