The downturn has created a healthy appreciation for entrepreneurship in Rhode Island. The RIEDC, the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council, and the Slater Technology Fund all supplied seed money in April to open the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), at Brown University, according to J. Michael Saul.

“We’re focused on our cost advantages,” said Saul. Rhode Island has contracted with a selection of consultants to create a site-assessment strategy. “They confirm what we knew: Cambridge (Mass.) is busting out of its seams, and Providence is an alternative,” said Saul.

Full Story: New England key players seek positive economic signs Source: Mass High Tech, July 10th, 2009 Author: Dann Anthony Maurno Added on July 15th, 2009 at 9:49 am, by Matt Mikula