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Cornish tapped to convert Superman building to apartments
Cornish Associates has been hired to redevelop the Industrial Trust Tower at 111 Westminster St. in downtown Providence and turn the city’s tallest building into apartments. more
Ocean State worst for business, again
Rhode Island was ranked the worst state for business in the U.S. for the second year in a row on CNBC’s America’s Top State for Business 2012 report. more
| 7/11/12 | 3 comments
Schilling: R.I. refused to renegotiate loan
In an interview on the Dennis & Callahan sports radio show on WEEI in Boston, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that before his now-defunct videogame company 38 Studios LLC filed for bankruptcy, an investor pledged $15 million if Rhode Island agreed to renegotiate the loan - the state refused, according to The Boston Globe. more
| 6/21/12 | 3 comments
Providence to host food tourism conference
Seth Resler, former program director at WBRU and founder of Mystery Meet, a San Francisco –based social dining community that brings together culinary enthusiasts for meals at a mystery location, will launch Taste Trekkers, a food tourism conference, in Providence this fall. more
Report: Minimum wage hike would cost R.I. jobs
If a federal minimum wage-hike goes into effect, Rhode Islanders could see a loss of up to 3,466 jobs, according to a report issued by the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 4/4/13 | 2 comments
Carpionato plans parking lot for Fruit & Produce Warehouse land
Carpionato Group wants to turn the former Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse property on Harris Avenue into a surface parking lot, according to an application with city officials. more
Report: Minimum wage bump will cost 200 jobs
By raising the state minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.75, the General Assembly will make it even more difficult for teenagers to find jobs, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 6/18/12 | 2 comments
Dillon resigns as RIAC president
(Updated, 11:30 a.m.) Kevin A. Dillon, president of the R.I. Airport Corporation since 2008, is stepping down to take a leadership role at another airport authority, he said Tuesday. more
| 6/19/12 | 2 comments
Mann resigns as Pawtucket Foundation executive director
(Updated, 5:35 p.m.) Thomas A. Mann Jr. has resigned as executive director of the Pawtucket Foundation, effective Oct. 12, the organization announced Tuesday. more
| 10/2/12 | 2 comments
Better training regime needed to fill jobs, says Workforce Board
(Updated, 4:25 p.m.) Building career pathways for the state’s high-growth industries will be a priority of the Governor’s Workforce Board from its Biennial Employment & Training Plan for fiscal years years 2014 and 2015 after the report found that there is no shortage of workers to fill positions except at the highest skilled occupational levels. more
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