Tag: Economic Development
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION SELECTS LOUIS SILVA TO SUCCEED MARK COUSINEAU AS...
HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT – CIC Board of Directors has named Louis Silva to succeed Mark Cousineau as leader of the multi-state economic development lending organization....
Marsella Development Corp. to purchase Union Station’s lower floor; build food...
PROVIDENCE – Marsella Development Corp. had a hand in redeveloping Union Station more than three decades ago. Now, the company is working with the...
Companies can win big by thinking small
I’m a huge fan of Rhode Island. Growing up in a small, close-knit part of the world such as Northern Ireland drew me to...
Workforce can’t afford to lose more women
In March, I wrote about how COVID-19 is a gender and equity issue; pundits have coined the term “she-cession” in relation to the disproportionate...
The right way to attract business
As companies labor to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses that feel hemmed in by local or statewide workplace safety mandates have...
COVID-19 will change how states compete for jobs
COVID-19 has triggered an economic contraction unlike any other. States that adopt a strategic vision to address the crisis will have a better chance...
Commerce RI well-positioned to help state weather a recession
In her more than five years in office, Gov. Gina. M. Raimondo has transformed how the state approaches economic development, largely through a revamped...
Bryant University names Gittell president
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s longtime and outgoing president now has a successor.
The private university announced Wednesday that Ross Gittell, the chancellor of the Community...
Support the founders
Thorne Sparkman | Slater Technology Fund managing director
As a seed-stage investor, I spend countless hours discovering and courting entrepreneurs, because the founders of today’s...
The case against government incentives
There have been two prominent instances in recent years of governments offering huge monetary incentives in exchange for an office or factory. Both have...
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