Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
McKee budget proposes $5M for small-business energy upgrades
PROVIDENCE – Robert “Rocky” Kempenaar, a commercial developer who operates four hotels on Aquidneck Island and is in the approval process for a mixed-use development...
Fine for unregistered short-term rental owners in R.I. not being enforced
PROVIDENCE – Short-term rental property owners who advertise their homes through websites such as Airbnb Inc. and VRBO were supposed to be fined $250...
R.I. Commerce approves Network Matching Grants, Innovation Vouchers
PROVIDENCE- The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday awarded five Network Matching Grants totaling $393,125 and five Innovation Vouchers totaling less than $250,000.
The approvals came during...
Breeze announces R.I. job postings for new T.F. Green hub
PROVIDENCE – Breeze Airways is staffing up as it prepares to open a permanent base out of Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in...
PBN debuts 2023 Book of Lists at Graduate Providence
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 250 local business and nonprofit representatives gathered Thursday at the Graduate Providence to network with one another during Providence Business News’...
Five Questions With: Richard Soule
Richard Soule is the vice president of business development at the R.I. Commerce Corp. Soule believes that the state’s Real Jobs RI initiative, which...
R.I. hotel tax collections up more than 4% in October
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5% hotel tax in Rhode Island in October increased 4.6% year over year to $2.5 million, according to the...
Surplus of question marks: Decisions on tax cuts, housing policies, education...
No one would blame the General Assembly leadership if it breathed a little easier in the 2023 legislative session.
After all, the top Democratic leaders...
R.I. to provide businesses $2.5 million to improve indoor air quality
PROVIDENCE - R.I. Commerce Corp. is accepting proposals through Jan. 6, 2023, for its RI Rebounds Ventilation Support Program, an initiative that will give...
R.I. Commerce approves extra $45K in communications, hiring consulting
PROVIDENCE – Faced with staffing shortages and a growing set of programs, the state’s economic development arm is spending more money on consultants to...
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