Jacquelyn Voghel
Quonset Business Park announces total employment has grown to 14K-plus jobs
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Fifteen months after the business park hit 13,000 jobs, the Quonset Development Corp. on Tuesday announced that the park has hit...
R.I. receives $4.5M in federal funding to advance broadband access
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's ongoing efforts to develop a blueprint for improving broadband access throughout the state recently received a $4.5 million federal infusion.
The...
Eight organizations receive $795K in Innovation Network Matching Grants
PROVIDENCE – Eight organizations focused on entrepreneurship and business support services received a total of $795,378 in Innovation Network Matching Grants, the R.I. Commerce...
Higher insurance premiums hindering new affordable housing
As Rhode Island faces a housing crisis, particularly with affordable units, the Wickford Village development in North Kingstown affords some relief to renters, providing...
Panel: R.I. biotech sector has catching up to do
Like most leading voices in Rhode Island’s emerging life sciences sector, Neil D. Steinberg doesn’t try to deceive himself on Rhode Island’s standing in...
On blue economy, R.I. needs to stay the course
When offshore wind giant Orsted A/S established its Providence hub in 2020, it sent a clear signal to the broader ocean economy, says Jeanine...
WatUlike owners offering what they like
In launching their new bakeshop on the Pawtucket-Providence line, Mike and Rob Fitzhenry hope that the food they like best will soon also become...
Following sale, longtime Bradford Soap executive departs company
WEST WARWICK – Following 13 years with Bradford Soap Works Inc., and its 2023 sale to a Connecticut-based private equity firm, CEO Stuart Benton...
Possibility of removing South Water St. bike lanes creates a divide
As state and Providence city officials look to address the continuing impacts of the Washington Bridge closure, a different type of transit infrastructure could...
Polaris MEP joins NASA tech growth program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island manufacturers will soon have access to a wider universe of technology through a “Space Act Agreement” between Polaris MEP and...
