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Chafee replaces Vareika nomination on EDC board
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has nominated Peter Crowley – owner of Newport-based La Forge Casino Restaurant – for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors. more
| 6/8/12
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
Chamber pulls out of EDC marketing deal
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce has pulled out of a planned partnership with the R.I. Economic Development Corporation to lure out-of-state, knowledge-based companies to … more
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
Chafee appoints 3 to EDC board, names ‘special adviser’
A construction materials company president, bank executive and union business manager are Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s latest nominees to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors. more
Developers flock to Mass. wind farm projects
Ten developers are interested in building wind farms off the coast of Massachusetts. According to the Boston Globe, these farms could generate nearly 10 times more energy than the the long-stalled Cape Wind project. more
| 6/4/12
Time for more sharing from Brown on plans
Imagine a private enterprise with the resources to make multimillion dollar investments on very high-profile parcels of land. more
6/4/12
Innovation lifeblood of manufacturing
Popular history holds the 20th-century decline of the textile industry responsible for many of the economic ills plaguing Rhode Island and Massachusetts’ SouthCoast. more
Bigger share of travel market sought
When industry insiders talk international travel in Rhode Island, they really don’t. more
EDC role, leadership in doubt
When the R.I. Economic Development Corporation finally emerges from the turmoil surrounding its $75 million loan guarantee to Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios LLC, the quasi-state agency in charge of growing business activity in the state may be unrecognizable. more
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