PROVIDENCE – Stacey Messier, general manager of CIC Providence LLC, will soon oversee CIC's New England region in addition to her Ocean State responsibilities.
As the the global innovation network's newly appointed general manager of New England, Messier will continue to direct the company's Providence campus, alongside its Boston and Cambridge, Mass., locations.
The move "marks a significant milestone in CIC's ongoing mission to support and accelerate the growth of innovative startups and enterprises throughout New England and around the world," CIC spokesperson Elizabeth Peterson said in a statement.
Messier was not immediately available for comment on Wednesday.
Messier joined CIC in March 2022, and has guided the Cambridge-based company's Providence campus through significant growth. The Ocean State location was CIC's fastest-growing campus at the beginning of the year and continued to attract high interest as of the summer, CIC Chief Marketing and Experience Officer Rodrigo Martinez told PBN in July. At the time, the building at 225 Dyer St. was almost at capacity, Martinez said, hosting around 250 clients and “a couple dozen” spots remaining.
Notably, CIC Providence has attracted a cluster of offshore wind companies, with Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind likely kicking off this trend when it moved into the building in March 2020. At least 30 offshore wind companies now have an office at the CIC Providence campus.
CIC launched in 1999 and has eight locations worldwide. In July, it celebrated its 10,000th client, Indiana-based Infrastructure & Energy Alternatives, which established its new Rhode Island presence at CIC Providence.
Jacquelyn Voghel is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Voghel@PBN.com.