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Time to reset ambitious blue economy plans

STILL ALIVE: R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner says she’s still fighting for federal money for the state’s Ocean Tech Hub. With federal official, Tanner recently toured this Bristol property that could provide much-needed lab space for the regional hub. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY
STILL ALIVE: R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner says she’s still fighting for federal money for the state’s Ocean Tech Hub. With federal officials, Tanner recently toured this Bristol property that could provide much-needed lab space for the regional hub. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

The good news is the state is not giving up on becoming a regional ocean technology/blue economy hub. The bad is that the dream appears a lot further off than when lawmakers in 2022 approved $70 million for several related initiatives. The first warning sign came when Rhode Island fell short that year in its

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