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Assets from 38 Studios LLC’s Big Huge Games are being auctioned off today as part of the company’s bankruptcy.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Island’s General Obligation Bond sale this week was a success and demand exceeded expectations, according to Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation, plagued by inefficiency and lack of direction, should be brought under direct control of the governor’s office and a new state commerce agency, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recommended in a report on the quasi-state agency released Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Former R.I. Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Keith W. Stokes has joined The Mayforth Group, the Providence-based consulting firm announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Texas public pensions said moving away from traditional defined-benefit plans wouldn’t shrink their unfunded liabilities, in contrast to money-saving steps to end lifetime guarantees by states from Rhode Island to Kansas.
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By Kathy Warbelow |
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A three-member “litigation subcommittee” was created by the R.I. Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Monday night to oversee legal efforts to recover taxpayer funds lost from the failure of 38 Studios LLC.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has guaranteed a $1 million loan to eNow Inc., an expanding Providence company that makes solar power systems for trucks.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Richard J. Land, an attorney with Chase Ruttenberg & Freedman LLP, has been appointed state receiver in the 38 Studios LLC bankruptcy case, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. won court approval to take possession of assets of 38 Studios LLC, the bankrupt video-game maker founded by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
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By Michael Bathon |
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Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo championed an overhaul last year of one of the nation’s worst- funded public pensions, setting out a road map for states and cities by curbing benefits and delaying retirements.
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By Michael McDonald |
