Rhode Island continues to sink deeper into recession.

But there have been several encouraging developments in the last few weeks that give state leaders a base on which to start a recovery that can be built into a new economy.

They are the Federal Aviation Administration’s endorsement of a runway extension at T.F. Green Airport, Brown University’s decision to open a medical school in the Jewelry District in Providence, the growing interest in alternative energy, including wind power, and the promised reorganization of the state Economic Development Corporation.

Full Story: John Kostrzewa: R.I. has economic opportunities, if lawmakers seize them Source: Providence Journal, May 31st, 2009 Author: John Kostrzewa Added on June 1st, 2009 at 9:12 am, by Matt Mikula