Tagged: RIEDC

RI Economic Development
2:59 pm
Tue March 5, 2013

Gov. Chafee: Having Trouble Filling EDC Board

Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he’s having some trouble getting people to serve on the board of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Seven of the 13 board seats are empty and the agency has no director.  

Chafee says people he’s approached are reluctant to serve because of the high-profile nature of the troubled agency.

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The Bottom Line
1:34 pm
Fri February 22, 2013

The Bottom Line: Why the EDC is Sitting on $3.5M for Small Business

Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio's Dave Fallon for a weekly business segment we're calling "The Bottom Line." Each Friday it looks at business news and themes that affect local business and the public.

This week Dave and Mark take a look into why it’s been a problem for the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to find local companies to share what’s ballooned into a $3.5 million grant for small businesses.

When to Listen

You can hear The Bottom Line each Friday at 5:50pm.

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