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R.I. SBA chief named interim regional head

Mark S. Hayward, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Rhode Island District director, has been named acting New England regional administrator. He will replace Charles Summers, a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve who is being deployed to Iraq. Hayward will…

Senate beefs up charitable poker rules

At literally the 11th hour, the Senate last week passed a bill that would seriously regulate for the first time “charitable” games of chance, like Texas Hold’em poker tournaments. The state will be cashing in on an industry that’s estimated…

BIA policy roundtables continue

The Business & Industry Association will be holding six more policy development roundtables this week as part of its month-long series. The roundtables are designed to allow businesspeople and others in different parts of the state list their challenges and…

New Hampshire exports rebound in March

Improving economic conditions in foreign markets where consumers and businesses buy goods made in New Hampshire contributed to stronger sales abroad in March, with Granite State firms exporting $30.5 million more in goods than they did in February. As a…