Christopher Allen
PPAC announces digital lottery for upcoming ‘Hamilton’ run
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Performing Arts Center's digital lottery for performances of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" is now live.
Officials said a limited number of...
URI part of $50M initiative to vet sodium-ion battery innovation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is one of eight universities, along with six other research organizations, that will benefit from a...
FarSounder receives excellence award from International Superyacht Society
WARWICK – Local sonar-building technology firm FarSounder Inc. this month was given the Excellence in Technology Award from the International Superyacht Society.
The announcement was made during...
R.I. Commerce continues push to increase broadband access statewide
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has issued a request for proposals to expand broadband service to 3,300 locations across 21 municipalities throughout the state.
The...
Polaris MEP partners with Pawtucket Foundation to hold manufacturing forum
PAWTUCKET – Polaris MEP and the Pawtucket Foundation are partnering to present “The Pawtucket Manufacturers’ Forum” to gather feedback directly from local manufacturers about the...
Mass. firm signs lease for former Rubius facility in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD –Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm Organogenesis Holdings Inc. has signed a 16-year lease with two 10-year options for renewal with Boston-based The Davis Cos. to...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $225K in innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE –The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded three innovation vouchers totaling $225,000.
Created in 2016, the Innovation Voucher Program offers...
Paxson says state could do more to link business community with...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University President Christina H. Paxson thinks state officials can do more to foster connections between the business sector and the graduates...
In R.I., business of sports is ‘booming,’ officials say
Local tourism officials are already starting to gear up for the gridiron matchup between the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Notre Dame...
R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws
For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...



















