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5/19: ShapeUp CEO sees big potential in 'social wellness'

5/19: ShapeUp CEO on 'social wellness'

This week: Dr. Rajiv Kumar, co-founder and CEO of ShapeUp Inc. …

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This week: Siena Restaurant Group's Anthony and Christopher …

5/5: Verizon branching out from phones; Dave's Coffee adds syrup

5/5: Verizon in RI; a new coffee syrup

This week: Verizon executive Donna Cupelo discuss its RI …

4/28: Hunt Yachts and RI's marine trades; social enterprise growing

4/28: Hunt Yachts; RI social enterprise

This week: Peter van Lancker of Hunt Yachts; Kelly Ramirez, CEO…

4/21: Commercial real estate rebounding in RI after crash

4/21: RI commercial real-estate rebound

This week: Capstone Properties' Neil Amper offers an update on …

3/3: Brookings expert's prescription for Providence; the future of law school

Guests: Bruce Katz, Gina Raimondo; Thomas Lyons

Updated: Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013, 7:01 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013, 7:01 PM EST

This week on Executive Suite: Bruce Katz, vice president of the Brookings Institution, with Treasurer Gina Raimondo; Thomas Lyons, partner at Strauss, Factor, Laing & Lyons.

Katz, a nationally known expert on economic development who leads the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, was invited to Rhode Island by Raimondo to discuss how he thinks Rhode Island can reboot its economy. He discusses how the city has changed since he attended Brown University and which of its assets matter most.

Lyons, a veteran Providence lawyer, is serving on the American Bar Association's Task Force on the Future of Legal Education, which will report later this year on what changes should be made to fix what some say is a broken model for training new lawyers. He outlines the problems and offers advice for would-be legal students.