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Chafee nominates 5 for EDC board
Shannon Brawley, Nancy Carriuolo, Roland Fiore, Jason Kelly and George Nee are the latest to be nominated by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee for the R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors, Chafee announced Thursday afternoon. more
| 3/7/13 | 1 comment
RIF melds marketing, planning departments
A story only gets heard if someone’s telling it. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Cranes are harbingers of port growth
As the nation’s largest ports jockey for the new supersized cargo ships being built for a widening Panama Canal, maneuvering on a much smaller scale is happening in southern New England ports hoping to catch the spillover. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

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
Calls grow for national search for EDC director
The last time Rhode Island went national in its search for a chief economic-development executive, it offered an Arizona business consultant $250,000 per year, plus a car, to lead the state out of the financial crisis. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13 | 2 comments

Report: R.I. economy demands ‘unique approach to economic development’
There’s more to the Rhode Island economy than what is reflected in recent national rankings, according to a report released Wednesday by Fourth Economy Consulting. more
| 2/20/13
Foundation announces strategy department
The Rhode Island Foundation, the state’s largest funder of nonprofit organizations, announced Tuesday that it has created a new department of strategy and public affairs. more
DOL gives R.I. Self-Employment Assistance $159K
The U.S. Department of Labor last week awarded $159,734 to the state of Rhode Island to further its Self-Employment Assistance program. more
EDC fund struggles to find takers
When Rhode Island secured a $13.1 million grant from the U.S. Treasury to lend to small businesses in 2011, finding Ocean State companies to take the money didn’t register as a concern. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13 | 1 comment

Parsons withdraws from consideration as EDC director
Citing a recent health issue, William J. Parsons has asked to be withdrawn from consideration to permanently lead the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, the quasi-state agency announced Thursday. more
| 2/14/13
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