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In Rhode Island, Building a bRIdge to the Knowledge Economy
by Adam Leonard
August 14, 2012
"Your students come here for four years and leave."
For some time, this had been a common perception among many Rhode Islanders regarding to the state's independent colleges and universities. But that's changing.
The state’s housing bubble had burst in 2006, leading to interest in developing less volatile economic sectors that would provide the stable high-end ...
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