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GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO cuts the ribbon for the recently completed Wexford Innovation Center in the I-195 Redevelopment District of Providence on Wednesday. From left: Brown University President Christina H. Paxson; I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Chairman Robert Davis; Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey; Brian Dacey, Cambridge Innovation Center; Mayor Jorge O. Elorza; Raimondo; Wexford Science and Technology CEO Jim Berens; Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor; and City Council President Sabina Matos. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Officials celebrate Wexford Innovation Center ribbon-cutting

Economic Activity
PROVIDENCE – A ribbon-cutting for the Wexford Innovation Center was held Wednesday afternoon, officially marking the completion of the landmark I-195 Redevelopment District project.The...
Leslie Taito
Hope Global CEO
Leslie Taito has worn many executive hats in Rhode Island: chief of staff at Hope Global; director of regulatory reform at the R.I. Office of Management and Budget; and CEO of R.I. Manufacturing Extension Services, among others. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Allowing failure can lead to innovation

One Last Thing
Leslie Taito | Hope Global CEO Recently, a bright, young employee came to me with an idea to improve a long-standing manufacturing process. He described...
A FRESH BREEZE: With state approval of the power-purchase agreement for the Revolution Wind project, Rhode Island is one step closer to having a utility-scale wind farm to go along with the Block Island Wind Farm pictured above.
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NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

The future of energy starts now off Rhode Island’s shores

Editorial and Op-Ed
Nearly 11 years after Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and his administration chose Deepwater Wind to be the developer of Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore...
THE R..I. COMMERCE Corp. will vote on three Innovation Vouchers Tuesday evening with a combined value of $131,403.

Commerce board to vote on three Innovation Vouchers Tuesday night

Government
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors is expected to vote on the issuance of $131,403 in Innovation Vouchers to three companies...
THE LITTLE ROADY autonomous vehicle shuttle service will operate seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 pm. with 12 stops between Olneyville Square and Providence Station. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Providence autonomous shuttle service to open to public Wednesday

Government
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Little Roady autonomous vehicle pilot project will begin service in Providence Wednesday, the R.I. Department of Transportation said Tuesday.The shuttle...
KVH INDUSTRIES reported a $6.2 million loss in the first quarter. / COURTESY KVH INDUSTRIES

KVH Industries posts $6.2M loss in Q1

Technology
MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. reported a loss of $6.2 million in the first quarter of 2019, or 36 cents per diluted share. The...
VERIZON ANNOUNCED that it will introduce 5G wireless technology to Providence by the end of 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIN LEE

Providence to get 5G service from Verizon by end of 2019

Technology
PROVIDENCE – Verizon Communications Inc. said this week that Providence will receive a 5G Ultra Wideband service by the end of 2019.The new technology...

ACA keeps R.I. healthy

Advice
As the CEO of the largest health center in Rhode Island, I am acutely aware of the impact of rising health care costs on...
A SEALED court filing related to Amgen’s Mvasi and Genentech’s Avastin, both chemotherapy and targeted therapy drugs, was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware Friday. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO

Amgen and Genentech ‘patent dance’ continues in sealed filings

Health Services
PROVIDENCE – A sealed lawsuit was filed in Delaware District Court Monday against Immunex Rhode Island Corp. and Amgen Inc. by Genentech Inc. and...
A NEW WAY TO COPE: Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos and Ethan, a patient at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center in Atlanta, examine My Special Aflac Duck, a product created by Sproutel Inc. to help children cope with cancer. The company has received a Rhode Island Innovation Voucher. 
 / COURTESY AFLAC

Innovation Vouchers bring ROI that pays big dividends for R.I.

Editorial and Op-Ed
It bears repetition, but investment today is a very important part of economic growth in the future.That is by far the most important lens...
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