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As Governor Carcieri prepares to outline spending cuts tonight, Grow Smart Rhode Island offers this: In a letter delivered to the Governor, Grow Smart Executive Director Scott Wolf stated, “With all the uncertainty created by economic conditions these...
Big quantities of red ink will remain the focus when the General Assembly resumes business this afternoon, but there's some good news to be found beyond the anticipated election of the first female Senate president, not to mention the first Asian...
From NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley : What: Town Hall Meeting to create a community-based economic stimulus package When: Tuesday December 30, 2008 Event begins at 6:00 pm Where: Chaplin Perez Community Center, 37 Center St. Woonsocket, RI Details...
As we get ready to kiss 2008 goodbye, reporters aren't the only ones facing a shrinking job market. Get a load of this recent listing from Slate : Before we get too weepy about lost journalistic jobs and folded publications, let's ask how often...
There's not uncommonly a link between a down economy and a rise in violent crime, so the streetworkers based at the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in Providence have their work cut out for them -- more so than usual. Appropriately...
I recap 2008 in this week's Phoenix: For a good metaphor of the year experienced by Rhode Island in 2008, consider the economic-development summit called by Governor Carcieri in November. On the surface, the notion of seeking fresh thinking about...
In a switch, House Speaker William J. Murphy -- often described as the holder of the most powerful position in state government -- is taking a wait-and-see approach to just how long he wants to remain Mr. Speaker. During a taping this morning of WPRI...
In the aftermath of 9-11, a boom in demand for American flag lapel pins was easy to anticipate. Richard McIntyre , an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, knows of a fellow American who tried to win the manufacturing job for these pins...
[Asher at Frog and Toad in Providence] With the economy in rough shape, it makes more sense than ever to support locally owned businesses this holiday season. I write about the topic -- and offer some suggestions -- in this week's Phoenix: While some...
Some speculate that Saul Kaplan was asked to give up his job as executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. As we know, Governor Carcieri said via a statement that Kaplan plans to return to the private sector. At minimum,...
I wrote earlier this year about the long-stalled nature of economic development in RI. Now, with this news from the gov's office, the task at the EDC will belong to someone else. Kaplan demonstrated a good understanding of the big picture, and I wish...
Whether you see Rhode Island's glass as half-full (like Tom Sgouros ) or approaching empty (like Ed Achorn ), the folks at RI Nexus have a cool upcoming event: Making it through the Downturn and Emerging Stronger than Ever Where: RIEDC, 315 Iron Horse...
Via PR maven Andy Cutler : December 4, 2008 (Providence, RI)— Pentair Electronic Packaging today announced the company will relocate several manufacturing product lines from Poway, California to the company’s Warwick, Rhode Island facility. The product...
In this week's Phoenix, Greg Cook writes about how the bad economy is affecting arts and culture in RI : In September and October, Trinity's The Dreams of Antigone played to 90 percent capacity, Columbus says, but that was driven by the sale of...
Efforts are heating up to promote local businesses for the holidays, and I'll have more on this subject in next week's Phoenix. For now, here's a quick look at some of what's going on: -- Craftland launches Friday . -- Farm Fresh RI 's...
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