NEW: RI Foundation + Commerce RI Release Econ. Development Report
Thursday, January 23, 2014
The Rhode Island Foundation and Commerce Rhode Island released a collaborative report today that contains their prescriptions for the future of economic development in the Ocean State.
The study, say its authors, is intended to serve as "a call to action." It contains over one hundred pages of suggestions for both the public and private sectors, and is organized along five major themes: Increasing the Impact of Competitive Advantages, Promoting Emerging Opportunities, Facilitating Intersections and Connectivity, Building Capactiy and the Business Ecosystem, and Supporting the Talent Pipeline.
The economic report is the final product of the suggestions that the RI Foundation and Commerce RI gathered from more than 200 business leaders and service organization representatives hailing a diverse assortment of fields and professions.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTWorkshops and discussions amongst these professionals have been taking place since September 2013. The study itself is particularly concerned with "intra-sector collaboration" as an economic strategy. Both the study's conclusions and its methodology emphasize the economic value and opportunity both the The RI Foundation and Commerce RI see in collaboration between businesses in Rhode Island.
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