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Officials celebrate opening of Track 15 Food Hall

PROVIDENCE – Track 15 Food Hall is now officially open for business.  Federal and state officials on Tuesday celebrated the opening of the highly anticipated,...

Connect with Commerce: Cannabis startups don’t qualify for federally funded programs

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...

R.I. Commerce seeking applications for Innovation Network Matching Grant Program

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Commerce Corp. on Feb. 11 jointly announced the newest round of applications are now open...
WHAT’S AHEAD? R.I. Commerce Secretary Elizabeth M. Tanner, far left, talks about what businesses can expect in the coming months during Providence Business News’ 2025 Economic Trends Summit on Jan. 30 at the Providence Marriott. With her on the panel, from left, are Leeds Mitchell IV, principal broker and partner at MG Commercial Real Estate Services Inc.; Sylvia Maxfield, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Providence College; Harold M. Horvat, Centreville Bank chairman, CEO and president; Edwin “Ted” Carr, Providence director of economic development; and Kristen Adamo, CEO and president of the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates.
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PBN summit: Panelists say several sectors feeling vulnerable

R.I. Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner had one piece of advice for businesses and organizations in Rhode Island that buy products overseas during...

Collaborate to protect vital programs

Trump administration efforts to slash federal spending threaten everything from state economic development and workforce training to nonprofits that rely heavily on grants, R.I....

Providence Business News’ 2025 Economic Trends Summit slated for Jan. 30

PROVIDENCE – Insights on economic development and projected trends for Rhode Island’s economy this year will be discussed during Providence Business News’ 2025 Economic...
TEST PERIOD: Ian Estaphan Owen, owner of Jaia Robotics LLC in Bristol, holds a version of one of his company’s autonomous underwater vehicles during a demonstration in Narragansett Bay in 2022. Jaia has used $74,535 from the state’s Innovation Voucher Program to test the vehicles’ ability to sample water environmental DNA. 
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Voucher program gives innovative R.I. companies a boost

Gregory Calderiso was trying to reduce the anxiety he was feeling during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 when he discovered mindful breathing. Focusing on his...

R.I. Commerce continues push to increase broadband access statewide

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has issued a request for proposals to expand broadband service to 3,300 locations across 21 municipalities throughout the state. The...

Minority business funding ‘a priority’ for Commerce

(Editor’s note: This is the third in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...
A SCREENSHOT of the online Rhode Island broadband map provided by R.I. Commerce Corp.'s ConnectRI program.

R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit

Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so...
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