Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
Nuger to lead state tourism efforts
PROVIDENCE – Rebecca "Becky" Nuger, a former Hasbro Inc. marketing and brand executive, has been named the next state tourism leader at R.I. Commerce...
Pryor: Targeted investments can help companies ‘expand and land’ in R.I.
R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor has once again taken a prominent role in the state's economic development.
The first to hold the commerce...
Everybody’s Business: Looking to give Indigenous entrepreneurs a big lift
When Alexander “Brave Journey” Sterling returned to his home state of Rhode Island in 2022, he asked local members of his tribe, the Ramapo...
The magic in collaboration
Steven Feinberg | R.I. Film & Television Office executive director
For my entire career as a creative filmmaker, along with 21 years as executive director...
Our children, grandchildren are the answers to fixing R.I.’s machinist shortage
Rhode Island has a machinist shortage.
Not a mild one - a real, painful, business-strangling shortage. Every manufacturer in the state is feeling it.
Let’s stop pretending that another task force, binder full of initiatives...
Partnership for R.I. director receives Social Impact Award for community leadership
PROVIDENCE – Elizabeth “Liz” Catucci, executive director of Partnership for Rhode Island, was awarded the Social Impact Award at the 8th Annual R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference...
THE ‘AMAZON EFFECT’: Warehouse looms over Johnston, but will it fulfill...
Making way for Amazon.com Inc. has been no easy feat for the town of Johnston since the e-commerce giant opened a 3.8 million-square-foot fulfillment...
R.I. sets tourism record with 29.4M visitors, $6B in spending in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism industry reached record highs in 2024, drawing 29.4 million visitors who spent $6 billion statewide, a 7% jump from...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, September 2025
1. Ocean State Labs’ first 5 tenants unveiled POSTED ONLINE: SEPT. 24. The R.I. Life Science Hub on Sept. 24 announced the first five...
FADING PROMISE: Trump orders take toll on regional wind industry; will...
It was a breezy summer afternoon at Quonset Point in North Kingstown when tradesmen Lucileno Gomes and Antonio Gianfrancesco clocked out after their shift...
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