Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
Breeze gets initial approval for $2.9M in tax credits to open...
PROVIDENCE – An R.I. Commerce Corp. panel has recommended nearly $3 million in state tax credits to sweeten the deal for Breeze Airways to...
121 college grads to get student loan reimbursements under Wavemaker Fellowship
PROVIDENCE – One hundred and twenty-one recent college graduates will receive student loan reimbursements under refundable tax credits announced by R.I. Commerce Corp. and...
Boston-based food launchpad expands to R.I.
PROVIDENCE — A Boston-based food launchpad is expanding its network of industry connections and capital into the Ocean State.
Founded in 2015 by CEO Lauren...
Five Questions With: Elizabeth M. Tanner
Elizabeth M. Tanner | Secretary of commerce, Rhode Island
1. How will you use your experience at the R.I. Department of Business Regulation in this new...
NEMIC selects second Activate cohort
PROVIDENCE – Ventures focused on sleep health, neurological diagnostics and remote monitoring were among the five startups selected to participate in the New England...
R.I. delegation urges SBA to provide financial assistance to still-struggling hospitality...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s congressional delegation is pushing the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide financial assistance to restaurants in both Rhode Island and...
Commerce at crossroads: How will the gubernatorial election change R.I.’s economic...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee was in his element as he strolled along Main Street in East Greenwich one afternoon in July.
It was another stop...
Five Questions With: Lynne McCormack
1. How do you envision expanding Rhode Island’s commitment to the arts?
My work has always been centered on making the arts accessible to all...
Mary Jo Kaplan, Kaplan Consulting LLC founder and CEO
Leaders & Achievers 2022
MARY JO “MJ” KAPLAN
Founder and CEO, Kaplan Consulting LLC
MARY JO “MJ” KAPLAN, founder and CEO of Narragansett-based Kaplan Consulting...
Reworked Tidewater financing plan narrowly approved, with McKee as tiebreaker
PROVIDENCE – After a split vote Monday sent the reworked financing plan for Pawtucket's soccer stadium project into sudden death, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...