Rhode Island taxpayers placed a huge bet last week that a big-name athlete can win on a new playing field and reinvigorate Rhode Island’s fading economy.
State leaders committed to back former Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling’s plan to bring a video-game company here from Massachusetts, hoping to lay the foundation for a technology industry that underpins the Rhode Island job market for years to come.
The state made the $75 million loan guarantee as its unemployment rate stands at 12 percent and government officials search for loose change in the seat cushions of their office chairs to pay the bills.
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