R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $800K in grants, incentives
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded $820,364 in Innovation Vouchers and Network Matching Grants to 12 organizations.
The programs...
Centreville Bank selects Jack Henry & Associates for tech upgrades
WEST WARWICK – Centreville Bank has invested in several platform products from financial technology company Jack Henry & Associates Inc. as the nearly 200-year-old...
As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI...
Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void – ignored.
With his graduation...
From small beginnings to a bright future
Fastest Growing Companies 2026 Awards
$250,000 TO $2.5 MILLION 4. Luminous Creative Agency
CEO (or equivalent): Bryan Roberts, account director and co-founder; Ryan Buttie, chief...
Courage Builder for RI’s workforce
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
EDUCATION: Courage Builder
Courage Builder, a North Kingstown workforce development firm, has been building career pathways into some of Rhode Island’s...
RI’s life sciences hub: RI Bio
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION: RI Bio
RI Bio does not make a product. The Providence trade association instead knits together Rhode Island’s sprawling...
Breath test spots kidney risk: Trace Sensing Technologies
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
BIOTECH/LIFE SCIENCES: Trace Sensing Technologies
Trace Sensing Technologies, a Providence-based medical technology company, has developed a diagnostic tool that could make detecting...
Warwick AV firm goes global: Avidex
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
TECHNOLOGY: Avidex Industries LLC
Avidex INDUSTRIES LLC has been wiring up conference rooms, classrooms and command centers for 27 years. The...
Contract House LLC law firm cuts costs with AI
Innovative Companies 2026 Awards
COMPANIES TO WATCH: Contract House LLC
Most small businesses can’t afford a lawyer on retainer. Contract House LLC, a year-old Newport...
Cancer vaccine startup comes back to life
In 2016, Dr. Annie De Groot received a cry for help.
A scientific researcher, De Groot had worked for decades on computational vaccinology – the...



















