Tag: Matt Sheaff
Commerce RI launches grant program for microbusinesses
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. recently launched a new grant program designed to help microbusinesses largely left out of federal relief programs.
The Microenterprise Stabilization...
Commerce RI launches grant program for microbusinesses
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. recently launched a new grant program designed to help microbusinesses largely left out of federal relief programs
The Microenterprise Stabilization...
Goldman Sachs $10M loan program hits capacity hours after launch
PROVIDENCE – A new program announced on Monday offering $10 million in payroll relief loans to Rhode Island small businesses and nonprofits has stopped...
Big question in Pawtucket: What to do with McCoy Stadium?
Pawtucket and R.I. Commerce Corp. initially sought proposals for “McCoy Stadium and Pawtucket Downtown Development.” But the winning selection, Fortuitous Partners’ $400 million soccer...
Tourism districts win funding boost
As the summer season heads toward its peak, Rhode Island’s six tourism districts’ budgets will see a long-awaited boost from taxes generated by housing...
Even in good times, R.I. gallery owners are anxious. Would better...
On a late December afternoon, the 30,000 square feet of wall space at YJ Contemporary Fine Art displayed a spectrum of works by local...
Commerce RI launches small business hotline, ad campaign
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. launched a new small business hotline number Monday, (401) 521-HELP (401-521-4357) designed to make it easier for small...
R.I. Greencore operations rocked by closure, layoffs
PROVIDENCE – Irish-owned food products supplier Greencore Group PLC announced Tuesday it would “cease” fresh production operations at its facilities in North Kingstown as of...
GE Digital hiring on track in Providence
General Electric Co. has a new CEO focused on cost cutting. This includes a re-examination of the size of its corporate headquarters in Boston,...
Commerce RI to submit for Amazon’s second North American headquarters RFP
PROVIDENCE - Amazon.com Inc. already has a sprawling Seattle headquarters that attests to its size and ambition. Now the world’s largest online retailer plans...