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Leadership RI sponsors 6-month Central Falls program
To help create a sustainable model of community development, Leadership Rhode Island is sponsoring a six-month leadership development program called Leadership Central Falls, which will launch on Thursday, Oct. 25, the same day the city’s bankruptcy officially ends. more
| 10/22/12
Fed’s Dudley says housing is key obstacle to economic growth
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley said weakness in the housing market is one of the main forces creating a “disappointing” economic recovery. more
Consumer optimism rising with stocks lifts Obama’s odds
Improving consumer moods bolster President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects in a campaign that has been largely fought on economic issues, said Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center in Washington. more
Pagliarini named EDC chief of staff
Acting on recommendations from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, John R. “J.R.” Pagliarini has been named the R.I. Economic Development Council’s inaugural chief of staff, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Tuesday. more
| 12/18/12
State sees 0.8% GDP growth in 2011
Rhode Island ranked No. 32 across the nation for economic growth during 2011, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. more
Beige Book: New England growth ‘continues to disappoint’
During June and July, economic growth in the New England region “continued to disappoint” as employment growth faltered and the region lost 2,500 jobs in June alone, according to the Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. more
Three more EDC board members to step down
(Updated, Feb. 28, 11:45 a.m.) Three more members of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors have announced their intention to step down, bringing to eight the number who have left or asked off the board since last spring. more
State partners with Providence on ProvPort grant
(Updated, 1:30 p.m.) In order to assist the city of Providence with improvements to its port, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has announced that the state has partnered with the city to take control of a $10.5 million grant to purchase two mobile, barge-based cranes. more
I-195 Commission sets schedule for development plan pitches
Two groups interested in building on the former Interstate-195 land will pitch their ideas to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission this month. more
Adams tapped as vice chair of EDC board
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has nominated Jerauld C. Adams, owner of the Central Falls-based Hemphill Mill, as vice chair to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board. more
| 6/27/12
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