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Panelists: State’s blue economy faces choppy waters without federal funding

MIDDLETOWN – Martin Sabarsky, CEO of Cellana Inc., was clear Tuesday in his message about the future of the state’s blue economy, an industry...

‘Everyone is disappointed’ in Ocean Tech Hub funding snub

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s exclusion on Tuesday from $504 million in federal grants for a dozen technology hubs across the nation surprised and disappointed...

RWU to host blue tech innovators demo day

BRISTOL – Six blue technology startups and another 10 entrepreneurs will put their products into motion on Thursday at the Blue Tech Demo Day. The...
MONEY TALKS: Toby Stapleton, left, director of Newport-based Blue Venture Forum, speaks with Erin Donovan-Boyle, CEO and president of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, at Innovate Newport. Stapleton says many blue and green tech startups have been avoiding a funding crunch that other new ventures are facing at the moment. 
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Blue and green startups avoiding funding crunch

Over the past year, declining investments, layoffs and uncertainty about the future have plagued tech companies throughout the U.S. And while tech giants such...

Founders, investors convene at first Blue Venture Investment Summit

BRISTOL – When Billy Thalheimer, CEO and founder of Regent Craft Inc. first set out into the venture capital space, the most exposure he'd...

Innovate Newport to host blue tech pitch session in November

NEWPORT – Blue tech companies are invited to take their ventures to the "Piranha Pond" next month at Innovate Newport. Inspired by the popular "Shark Tank"...
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