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Article: Rhode Island Looks to Boost Marine-Related Portion of State's Economy.
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- July 22, 2003
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By Erin Emlock, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 22--NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.--The marine-related portion of Rhode Island's economy is growing rapidly, thanks in part to several new companies at the Quonset Davisville Port and Commerce Park, the University of Rhode Island recently reported.
A...uaculture production in Rhode Island -- while still small compared with that of surrounding states -- has increased by 60 percent since the state launched the Rhode Island A...uaculture Initiative in 2001, according to Barry Costa-Pierce, director of the Rhode Island Sea Grant Program at URI.
The initiative is a ...