Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
State launches new CPA licensing pathway amid accountant shortage
CRANSTON – Rhode Island has created a new pathway for individuals seeking to become certified public accountants, giving prospective CPAs an alternative route into the...
Italian cosmetics company to open manufacturing facility in Lincoln
LINCOLN – Italian professional cosmetics company Alfaparf Milano has acquired a manufacturing facility at 32 Wellington Road to help expand its industrial presence in...
Nabsys to begin build-out of new I-195 District headquarters
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Tuesday joined executives from Nabsys 2.0 LLC inside the 30,000 square-foot facility set to be built out and occupied...
Election26: Foulkes would target middle-class growth as governor
(Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories speaking with this year’s gubernatorial candidates about their economic vision for Rhode...
McKee signs law banning grocery store deed restrictions
WOONSOCKET – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a new law banning deed restrictions that block new grocery stores from opening in vacant supermarket spaces,...
McKee names interim R.I. Department of Corrections director
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has appointed Lynne Corry as interim director of the R.I. Department of Corrections, replacing outgoing Director Wayne T....
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $8M in tax credits and job incentives
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded $8 million in Qualified Jobs Tax Credits and Innovation Voucher incentives to seven companies,...
R.I. becomes first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to impose a statewide staffing requirement on grocery store self-checkout lanes after...
McKee signs Quonset sludge moratorium, creates study commission
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation on Tuesday placing a one-year moratorium on the proposed sludge pyrolysis facility at Quonset Business Park while...
Pawtucket secures $30M for Tidewater infrastructure buildout
PAWTUCKET – City officials on Monday announced a $30 million infrastructure investment aimed at unlocking Phase 1B of the Tidewater Landing redevelopment, including a...
