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Work begins on I-195 land
The next step in the redevelopment of the former Interstate 195 footprint in the capital city took place Monday, marked by an official groundbreaking at the western end of the property attended by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as well as the city’s congressional delegation. more
| 4/8/13 | 1 comment
Treading water on R.I. wind farms
Deepwater Wind LLC has signed a new lease agreement with the Quonset Development Corporation for a turbine-manufacturing facility and office space in the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. The move positions the company to develop a proposed 150-turbine wind farm off the Rhode Island coast, but only after a much-smaller demonstration project the company hopes can be built in the next two years. more
Tax changes go into effect on Monday
The R.I. Division of Taxation is reminding retailers and consumers of three major sales tax changes going into effect on Monday, Oct. 1. more
| 9/28/12 | 1 comment
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

It’s not the EDC, it’s the political leadership that lacks
I think that, in many ways, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation is getting a bad rap. We, as taxpayers, look to the EDC to help jump-start our economy, and it always seems to come up short. more
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Lawrence A. Girouard | 4/1/13 | 1 comment
Bristol County, Mass., chambers sign tourism memorandum
The five chambers of commerce based in Bristol County, Mass., have signed a memorandum of understanding to work cooperatively to revive the region’s tourism efforts. more
Amtrak to seek new rail-safety regulations
WASHINGTON – Amtrak will recommend new U.S. rail-safety regulations to allow it to replace its Acela trains in the Northeast United States with lighter, faster equipment, CEO Joseph Boardman said, according to Bloomberg News. more
1/7/13
Walsh announces grants for food, medical aid
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Donna Walsh, D-Charlestown, last month announced separate $3,000 legislative grants for Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need and for Block Island Medical Center. more
1/7/13
Small-business group seeks review of state’s TDI
A group of small-business leaders armed with a fresh list of recommendations to boost economic development in Rhode Island said the state’s mandatory Temporary Disability Insurance could be one element among many making the state’s business climate unattractive. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 1/7/13

Tighter R.I. nightclub controls urged
Colosseum nightclub co-owner Anthony Santurri knew mayhem such as the stabbings at nearby Richmond Street hotspot Level II in April – in Providence’s nascent Knowledge District – posed as potentially lethal a threat to the nightlife industry as it did for patrons. more
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