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U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN Development has awarded Rhode Island $6.3 million to reverse the effects of the foreclosure crisis in local communities as part of a third round of funding under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO

R.I. receives $6.3M to stabilize neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosures

Real Estate 09/09/2010

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island neighborhoods that were hit hard by the foreclosure crisis have been awarded $6,309,231 million in funding, said U.S. Housing and...

GTECH CORP., THE Providence-based subsidiary of Lottomatica, signed a 10-year contract with Pan Malaysian Pools to provide a new central lottery system and terminals, as well as ongoing services. /

GTECH signs 10-year contract with Pan Malaysian Pools for new lottery...

Economic Activity 09/08/2010

PROVIDENCE – GTECH Corporation, the Providence-based subsidiary of Italy’s Lottomatica Group, signed a 10-year contract with Pan Malaysian Pools to provide a new central...

KVH, HEADQUARTERED IN Middletown, has acquired the software developer Virtek Communications for $6.5 million. /

KVH Industries acquires ‘middleware’ maker Virtek Communications for $6.5M

Capital Goods 09/08/2010

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries is set to acquire the software company Virtek Communications in a $6.5 million all-cash deal, KVH announced on Wednesday. Norway-based...

The R.I. 2010 Innovation Award winners and finalists will be honored on Sept. 22 at Bryant University's Belo Center. /

PBN announces 2010 R.I. Innovation Awards winners, to be honored Sept....

Entrepreneurship 09/08/2010

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named the honorees in the 2010 Rhode Island Innovation Awards program, enterprises that range from startups to global...

RHODE ISLAND RANKED 8th nationally for the average dollar amount claimed by the states under the Housing, Recovery and Assistance Acts combined. The Ocean State observed an average of $6,971 per claim, according to data released by the U.S. GAO on Sept. 2. For a larger version of this chart, CLICK HERE. /

Rhode Islanders claimed $22M in First-Time Homebuyer Credits

Economic Activity 09/08/2010

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders claimed $21,984,972 in federal homebuyer tax credits as of July 3 through the three versions of the program – Housing...

J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES ranked Cox Communications as No. 1 in customer service among small to midsize business data service providers, according to the 2010 U.S. Major Provider Business Telecommunications Study.CLICK HERE. /

J.D. Power ranks Cox No. 1 among small, midsize business data...

Technology 09/08/2010

WEST WARWICK – J.D. Power and Associates ranked Cox Communications as No. 1 among small to midsize business data service providers in the 2010...

NEW BEDFORD, MASS. and Quonset Point, Rhode Island are being considered as staging port locations for Cape Wind's 130 wind turbines. /

New Bedford aspires to be a staging port for Cape Wind’s...

Capital Goods 09/08/2010

NEW BEDFORD – New Bedford hopes to be the staging port for Cape Wind’s 130 wind turbines, Mayor Scott W. Lang told Providence Business...

WWW.RI.GOV WAS NAMED A FINALIST in e.Republic's 2010 Best of the Web awards. /

RI.gov, a finalist in the 2010 Best of the Web digital...

Government 09/08/2010

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State’s website, www.RI.gov, was named a finalist in the 2010 Best of the Web awards, announced e.Republic, a publishing, research...