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Spectra acquires Lapis assets
Banknote security systems supplier Spectra Systems Corp. has acquired proprietary software, multi-year contracts and long-standing customer relationships from Lapis Software Associates LLC, Spectra announced Tuesday. more
| 9/18/12
EDC hires Maine researcher to gauge America’s Cup impact
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has hired Maine-based research and planning firm Planning Decisions, Inc. to conduct an economic impact study of the America’s Cup World Series Event taking place this week in Newport. more
38 Studios’ former employees in high demand
Rival game companies are lining up to hire the recently unemployed staff of 38 Studios LLC, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s embattled gaming company, according to Boston.com. more
| 5/29/12
Newcomers jazz up convention scene
When HP Hood, the dairy company based in Lynnfield, Mass., started looking to relocate its annual amateur cooking competition from Portland, Maine, after three years there, there were lots of reasons to consider Providence. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/8/12

R.I. to hold youth soccer championships in 2014
The United States Youth Soccer Region Championships will be held in Rhode Island in 2013 and 2014, bringing with it an estimated $6.6 million in economic impact for local businesses. more
Taunton taxpayers may sue over Wampanoag casino plans
A group of Taunton taxpayers opposing the Mashpee Wampanoag’s proposed $500 million casino and hotel complex has retained an attorney and is considering taking legal action to prevent the casino from being built, according to the Herald News. more
| 6/6/12
38 Studios may miss out on tax credits
38 Studios LLC, the teetering video game company of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, could be ineligible for million in state tax credits because the firm is incorporated in Delaware, not Rhode Island. more
| 5/26/12 | 1 comment
WJAR parents posts $146M net loss in 2Q
Media General – parent company of WJAR-TV NBC 10 – posted a net loss of $146.3 million during the three months ended June 24, due in large measure to a one-time charge of $131.7 million related to the company’s sale of newspaper assets. more
| 7/18/12
Forum: Plant seeds to grow film industry
Most Rhode Islanders knows that “Dumb and Dumber,” the 1994 movie by brothers Peter and Bob Farrelly, was partially filmed in the Ocean State thanks to shots of The Big Blue Bug and the Providence skyline. The same could be said for a few other films, including “The Great Gatsby,” released in 1974 and shot at the Rosecliff and Marble House mansions in Newport. more
Twin River spends $579K on gaming campaign
Twin River has spent $578,741 since the beginning of March on campaigns encouraging voters to support the expansion of gambling in the Ocean State in the upcoming election, reported Rhode Island Public Radio. more
| 7/10/12
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