State celebrates 10,000th worker at Quonset park company

FILLING UP: State officials celebrated the 10,000th employee working in the Quonset Business Park, which includes companies such as Toray Plastics (America).  / COURTESY TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA)
FILLING UP: State officials celebrated the 10,000th employee working in the Quonset Business Park, which includes companies such as Toray Plastics (America). / COURTESY TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA)

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Quonset Business Park now employs more than 10,000 people, a milestone celebrated on Monday at the former naval air station by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and other state and congressional leaders.

“[This] is proof that if we invest in our assets, modernize our infrastructure, and provide an attractive environment where businesses can grow – we can create more jobs and strengthen our economy,” Chafee, a Democrat, said in a statement. “Quonset is seen today as one of the premier business parks in New England, and it is a driver of economic growth and job creation in Rhode Island. It didn’t happen overnight – it happened with patience, investment and smart planning.”

Quonset is home to approximately 200 companies representing every sector of the local economy. Since 2005, when the Quonset Development Corporation was created, the park has added more than 4,000 full- and part-time jobs. The Port of Davisville, part of the park, is one of the top 10 auto-importing sites in North America, according to QDC, which manages the 3,207-acre park.

Gov.-elect Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, called the park one of the state’s “greatest assets. … I look forward to seeing many thousands more

created in the years to come.”

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State and congressional leaders gathered to celebrate the milestone at Amwins Group Benefits, a wholesale health insurance broker that moved to the park last year. Since moving to Quonset, the company has grown from 100 to 125 employees.

Amwins employee Justin Jay, of Warwick, was officially recognized as the park’s 10,000 employee.

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