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Attracting events here is a key part of R.I.’s economic health

MAKING A SCENE: The Volvo Ocean Race brought hundreds of thousands to Newport and its environs in 2015. Rhode Island is about to be visited by the race once again in May, with at least as many visitors also expected.
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VOLVO OCEAN RACE/ 
Ainhoa Sanchez
MAKING A SCENE: The Volvo Ocean Race brought hundreds of thousands to Newport and its environs in 2015. Rhode Island is about to be visited by the race once again in May, with at least as many visitors also expected.
 / COURTESY 
VOLVO OCEAN RACE/ 
Ainhoa Sanchez

Within a few weeks, the Volvo Ocean Race will be making its only North American stop. It will be a nearly two-week sailing extravaganza, with shore-based exhibits and activities, as well as an in-harbor race before the race participants head back into the open sea to cross the Atlantic. A report that studied the economic

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