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Providence firefighters settle pension lawsuits
The Providence firefighters union has settled its two outstanding Medicare and pension lawsuits with the city, the union announced Thursday. more
| 11/8/12
R.I., EDC sue Schilling, Stokes and 12 others on 38 Studios
(Updated, 5:00 p.m.) The state and R.I. Economic Development Corporation sued 38 Studios LLC founder Curt Schilling and 13 other institutions or individuals connected with the failed $75 million loan guarantee to the video company for allegedly misleading state officials about the deal’s risks. more
38 Studios auction grosses $650K
The public auction of property from 38 Studios LLC's former headquarters at One Empire Plaza, which included items ranging from computers to a 5-foot battle hammer, grossed roughly $650,000, according to the R.I. Economic Development Corporation. more
| 10/26/12
38 Studios assets head to the auction block
(Updated, 11 a.m.) Computers, chairs, a 5-foot battle hammer and everything else a $75 million state loan guarantee can buy is available today at 38 Studios’ Rhode Island bankruptcy auction. more
38 Studios auction pulls in $180K
Bargain hunters spent $180,000 scooping up office furnishings and video-game equipment formerly belonging to 38 Studios LLC at the company’s Maryland bankruptcy auction last week, the court-appointed receiver in the case announced Thursday. more
38 Studios assets hit auction block in Maryland
Assets from 38 Studios LLC’s Big Huge Games are being auctioned off today as part of the company’s bankruptcy. more
| 10/16/12
R.I.’s bond sale successful, demand ‘exceeded expectations’
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. more
| 10/11/12
EDC leadership role in doubt after damning report
The driving force behind the privatization of the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in 1995 was a desire to separate the Ocean State’s volatile and corruption-prone politics from efforts to grow its economy. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 10/1/12

EDC mistake provides R.I. with opportunity to learn for future
To the editor: Your Morning Call e-newsletter (“Legal fees mounting in 38 Studios case,” Sept. 18, 2012), prompts several observations. I hope there is enough money for potential recovery to justify the large legal fees involved. Before the state spends any more of our money on this, I think they have an obligation to tell the public how much we might be able to recover. more
10/1/12
R.I. leaders must take RIPEC plan to heart
More than four months after being charged by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee with examining the R.I. Economic Development Corporation in the aftermath of the 38 Studios LLC implosion, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council has come back with a 140-page report that makes clear change is needed. The report looks at the EDC today, at best practices across the country, and recommends what the state should do to improve the business-development environment in Rhode Island. more
10/1/12
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