If economic development is truly a pressing need in a state with double-digit unemployment, then it should be identified as such to voters in the form of a bond referendum, says Keith W. Stokes, executive director of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce.

Offering ideas to a Senate task force he said are “outside of the box,” Stokes called for a bond referendum of up to $50 million solely devoted to economic development.

Full Story: Bond referendum is urged for economic development Source: Providence Business News, December 21st, 2009 Author: Denise Perreault Added on January 4th, 2010 at 1:42 pm, by Matt Mikula