Tag: Matt Sheaff
R.I. Commerce looking to hire tourism leader
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board unanimously approved the hiring of an executive search firm to fill "executive positions within the corporation," including its...
Tidewater Landing developer seeks state tax credits
PAWTUCKET – The developer behind a mixed-use, soccer stadium development along Pawtucket’s riverfront is seeking state tax credits to help pay for the estimated...
Tidewater Landing project agreement extended for a fifth time
PAWTUCKET – More than one year and five extensions after plans were announced to revitalize downtown Pawtucket with a waterfront, mixed-use development anchored by...
Indoor-recreation businesses worried about upcoming ‘pause,’ mandated closures
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s two-week “pause” will go into effect in a week, and schools and businesses will be asked to operate at limited...
Getting aid a struggle for many sole proprietors
A sole proprietorship seemed like the best option when Katie Murano started her wedding photography business in January.
Having previously owned an event-planning business as...
Tidewater Landing project partners extend financing agreement deadline
PAWTUCKET – Details of the public-private partnership that will fund the mixed-use, soccer stadium development proposed for the city's riverfront are set to be...
R.I. Commerce moving ahead on land purchase near Port of Providence
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. is moving ahead on the purchase of land to add to the Port of Providence, an effort authorized...
30% of Restore RI recipients seek additional funding under higher grant...
PROVIDENCE – Roughly 30% of the small businesses that received state grant funds to offset COVID-19 losses have applied for more money under recently...
Tourism needs R.I.’s full attention
The tourism sector is far too crucial to Rhode Island’s economy for it to get only partial attention from the state’s economic-development agency.
But that’s...
R.I.’s top tourism job in limbo
Almost five months after the state’s top tourism official resigned, R.I. Commerce Corp.’s promotional efforts “haven’t skipped a beat,” according to the agency’s interim...