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State must do more to train unemployed to fill jobs
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By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12 | 1 comment

EDC, RWU team up for urban revitalization program
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Roger Williams University are teaming up for an urban revitalization program focused on small business support through student curriculum-based projects, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday. more
Cup event brings high impact, but not sure how big
How do you measure success? Local officials are trying to add up the immediate and future economic benefits of the America’s Cup World Series, and it’s not a simple thing to do. more
DLT awarded $1.7 from Labor Department
The U.S. Labor Department awarded the R.I. Department of Labor and Training a $1.7 million grant from the Workforce Innovation Fund, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced Thursday. more
| 6/15/12
EDC is ‘not broken,’ says Chafee
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee will keep the state’s formerly beleaguered economic development apparatus intact for the rest of the year and in his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, he said Thursday. more
Freetown voters nix Wampanoag casino
Voters in Freetown overwhelmingly voted against a nonbinding referendum regarding the $167 million casino off Route 140 proposed by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, according to the Taunton Daily Gazette. more
| 5/30/12
Taveras: Providence is ‘recovering’
When Providence Mayor Angel Taveras delivered his State of the City Address this time last year, the city was $22 million short of closing a $110 million structural deficit, and it needed to find a … more
CEOs lose their optimism as job slowdown imperils U.S. growth
CEOs from General Motors Co. to Hewlett-Packard Co. are turning more pessimistic about a second-half recovery as rising unemployment and Europe’s debt turmoil threaten domestic growth prospects. more
EDC hires firm to investigate parties in 38 Studios deal
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has hired Providence law firm Wistow & Barylick to pursue legal action against “third parties” connected with the 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Tuesday. more
Davisville dredging project kicks off
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and House Speaker Gordon D. Fox joined the R.I. Economic Development Corporation and the Quonset Development Corporation to kick off a dredging project at the Port of Davisville on Thursday. more
| 10/26/12
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