THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors voted on Monday to award 11 organizations a total of $1.4 million in Innovation Network Matching Grants. Pictured with board members are Gov. Daniel J. McKee, background center, and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor, far right. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.
PROVIDENCE – As the economy emerges from the pandemic crisis, the R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday approved the awarding of $1.4 million in Innovation Network Matching Grants to firms and nonprofits that support small businesses in the state. "In the COVID-19 era and emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, what we wanted to…