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" Before I was State Treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs, including here at Nabsys, a biomedical company. As governor, I'll use this as a model for how we create manufacturing jobs. "

Gina Raimondo

Business

Manufacturing

Island

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Create

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Gina Raimondo

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