Encouraging and celebrating the “Knowledge Economy” was the theme Monday night at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s 142nd annual meeting, held at the R.I. Convention Center.

Chamber President Laurie White handed out a Knowledge Economy Award to Davol Inc., the C.R. Bard Inc. subsidiary that was founded 135 years ago as a manufacturer of rubber products. Davol has evolved into a medical products maker and is now the region’s largest employer in that industry.

Full Story: Chamber lauds ‘Knowledge Economy’ Source: Providence Business News, November 24th, 2009 Author: PBN Staff Added on November 25th, 2009 at 9:33 am, by Matt Mikula