Economic Development
Sort by: Featured Most recent Most read Most commented
353 results total, viewing 271 - 280
Licensing deals helping schools boost bottom lines
Scientific advancements in local university laboratories are breaking through in the marketplace at the fastest pace since the recession. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

More investment needed in efforts to aid small business
When the opportunity came up in 1983 to help establish the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center program at Bryant University, Douglas Jobling didn’t think twice. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

RIF offers $1M to spur economy
Things have been happening in Rhode Island since The Rhode Island Foundation’s two-day private-sector intervention in the Ocean State economy brought together stakeholders in early September. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12

Murray announces $780K in STEM funds
BOSTON – Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray announced $780,000 in funding to promote and advance Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education, jobs and workforce-development initiatives. technology, economic development, workforce, education, public policy, workforce development, more
10/29/12
Props, equipment from 38 Studios auctioned
While others eyed the 5-foot Amalurian battle hammer prop ($200), Jamie Gotch, co-founder of Subatomic Studios in Cambridge, Mass., was looking for office supplies. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/29/12

Dismal rankings seen as drag on state’s recovery
To Rhode Islanders, the national business-climate rankings that place the Ocean State at or near the bottom each year now look like self-fulfilling prophecies. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/29/12

Visitors to Rhode Island want roads less traveled
Rhode Island could be exactly where international visitors want to travel, if only the state could somehow capture its own piece of that market share, something that often is accomplished by joining forces with other New England states. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/5/12

Councils: Centralized marketing won’t woo visitors
Rhode Island has cut state-level tourism-promotion spending 89 percent since 1995. So leaders of the state’s seven regional tourism councils, which have picked up some of the slack for cuts at the top, bristle at suggestions that centralization of visitor marketing is what’s needed to spur growth. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/5/12

State sues Schilling, 13 others on 38 Studios
PROVIDENCE – The state and R.I. Economic Development Corporation are suing 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling and 13 other institutions or individuals connected with the failed $75 million loan guarantee to the video company for allegedly misleading state officials about the deal’s risks. more
11/5/12
Massachusetts program targets urban revitalization
A unique urban-revitalization program in Massachusetts has captured the attention of metropolitan areas across the country. If successful, supporters say it could become a model for generating economic growth and better education in midsize, formerly industrial cities. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 11/5/12

« Prev | 1 … 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 … 36 | Next »
Calendar
PBN Hosted
Events

Celebrate RI's many exceptional women at PBN's Business Women Awards luncheon May 30th at the Providence Marriott. Reserve your seat today!
Advertisement
National
Local
Latest News