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QDC, RIDOT land $6M to repair storm damage, fund upgrades
The Quonset Development Corporation and the R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $6 million in federal funding to make upgrades and repairs related to storm damage caused by 2011’s Hurricane Irene, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Monday more
| 12/10/12
Commission lays groundwork for sale of I-195 land
A little more than a year since the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District Commission first met, few changes are visible on the 41 acres of urban scrubland freed by the removal of the highway overpass. But that doesn’t mean that nothing is being done in the effort to take advantage of one of Rhode Island’s best real estate and economic-development opportunities in decades. Through environmental work and pre-permitting, the commission has already made the 21 buildable acres much more attractive to potential buyers. The next steps facing the commission include taking ownership of the land from the R.I. Department of Transportation and then figuring out how to pay for maintenance of the parcels, sidewalks and 14 acres of parks. more

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

History proves education investments get best return
Brown University sociology professor John R. Logan came of age in the mid-1960s during a time when the country was undergoing tremendous social, political and economic changes. While many of his fellow college students at the time immersed themselves in those changes, Logan was so fascinated that understanding how they occur and impact society became his life’s work. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Chafee, business leaders at odds on view of economy
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s latest idea for repairing the Rhode Island economy may be his most controversial. more

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

Clouds clearing, but forecast for R.I. remains dark
The Rhode Island economy has shown some signs of improvement in 2012. more
Guest Column:
Edward M. Mazze and Edinaldo Tebaldi | 12/10/12
Report: Slow economic growth predicted for R.I. through 2016
Even though Rhode Island’s economy has shown mixed signs of improvement in 2012, the state’s economic outlook has not changed significantly in recent months, according to a report from the New England Economic Partnership. more
SEED names small business, banker of the year
Open for little more than two years, the Fairfield Inn & Suites New Bedford has been named the Small Business of the Year by the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation. more
| 12/4/12
Rhody roots helped the state land Tunstall
At first glance, the decision by British health-monitoring firm Tunstall to open a new call center in Pawtucket looks like an out-of-the-blue, economic-development coup for Rhode Island. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

Redesigned riverfront park smaller, more ‘flexible’
It’s smaller than first imagined, but a redesigned riverfront park slated for downtown Providence’s former Interstate 195 land should be better than the larger, original design, city and state planners say. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

U.S. retailers’ sales miss estimates as Sandy cuts holiday
U.S. retailers posted November same- store sales that trailed analysts’ estimates as superstorm Sandy depressed traffic early in the month, overwhelming gains from the start of holiday shopping. more
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