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The Ashoka U Exchange, a global conference on social innovation and social change, will take place at Brown University in February 2014. The annual event attracts students, university leaders and entrepreneurs.
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By PBN Staff
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CVS Caremark Corp. President and CEO Larry Merlo has agreed to be the keynote speaker for the opening session of The Garage, the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s May 14 event at the R.I. Convention Center designed to take the place of the more than two-decade old Business Expo.
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By PBN Staff
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There’s plenty that could go wrong with a business plan dependent on attracting small businesses to work in stacked shipping containers, beside a train track, near a busy convergence of highways pouring into downtown Providence.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Who couldn’t use a little extra motivation to get moving?
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $630,000 to 12 action-oriented projects in the Make It Happen RI initiative. The foundation identified projects that had visionary goals, from connecting manufacturers to expand the in-state supply chain to pushing the spectrum of Ocean State architects and other designers more broadly into the global marketplace.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Nabsys Inc., a life sciences company focused on the creation of a single-molecule platform for genomic analysis, has closed a $20 million Series D financing round, the company announced Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Much has changed since Cherrystone Angel Group in 2004 became the first angel investment vehicle to surface in Rhode Island, perhaps nothing so much as how prominent the entrepreneurial community has become in the region.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Fifteen startups from around the United States and the world will participate in the sixth session at Betaspring, the startup accelerator announced Thursday.
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By PBN Staff
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More than 250 members of the Rhode Island business community weathered the cold rain on Wednesday morning to attend the Providence Business News Social Media and Marketing Summit.
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By PBN Staff
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United HealthCare and Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital network, have announced the creation of an accountable coordinated care organization, or ACCO, the first of its kind in New England.
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By Richard Asinof |