BRUCE KATZ authored a new report outlining a long-term economic plan for Rhode Island. / COURTESY NEW LOCALISM ASSOCIATES
PROVIDENCE - “The Ocean State” can be more than just a nickname for Rhode Island. It also represents a key part of the state’s future economic growth. A new report released Wednesday recommended that the state make the “blue economy” - a supersector representing the state’s aquaculture, coastal resilience programs, maritime industries, tourism, offshore wind…