The Sports Xchange
Schilling asks R.I. for money to help video-game co.
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling threw 83 complete games during a 20-year big-league career, but he needs some relief for his fledgling video-game company.
One of the game’s greatest postseason pitchers asked Rhode Island officials Wednesday for more money to help 38 Studios LLC, according to a Boston Globe report. The private meeting was held to determine if the financial difficulties threaten the state’s $75 million investment.
The board of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. took no action Wednesday, and the amount Schilling asked for wasn’t disclosed.
“My priority right now is to get back to my team,” Schilling said in a brief statement to reporters.
Schilling moved the company from Maynard, Ma. to Providence last year in return for $75 million in loan guarantees from the state. The company promised to bring 450 jobs to the city, and state officials hoped it would anchor a new video game sector there.
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