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R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $267K in innovation vouchers

PROVIDENCE – Four small businesses will receive a total of $266,800 from the state's latest round of "Innovation Voucher" funding, R.I. Commerce Corp. announced...
A SCREENSHOT of the online Rhode Island broadband map provided by R.I. Commerce Corp.'s ConnectRI program.

R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit

Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so...

Despite Cox lawsuit, state officials aren’t slowing on high-speed internet program

Rhode Island’s economic-development agency is forging ahead with a $108 million high-speed internet program, despite a lawsuit from Cox Communications contesting the data used...

REGENT Craft details ‘key step’ for Seaglider passenger trials

NORTH KINGSTOWN – REGENT Craft Inc. has taken "a key step forward" in bringing its Seaglider product to market, the company announced on Tuesday, with...
REGENT CRAFT INC. on Monday was awarded $4 million in combined funding and tax incentives from R.I. Commerce Corp. / COURTESY REGENT CRAFT INC.

REGENT Craft Inc. gets OK for $4M more in incentives from...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board on Monday awarded REGENT Craft Inc. $4 million in combined financing and tax incentives in anticipation of...

Is Rhode Island doing enough to support entrepreneurs?

A recent study suggests Rhode Island is lagging behind most other states in its support for entrepreneurs. Eton Venture Services ranked Rhode Island with the...

Entrepreneurial desert in R.I.? Study suggests it, but leaders say no

A recent study indicates that the rate of businesses being created in Rhode Island is lagging behind most of the country, but those involved...
ENERGETIC DISCUSSION: ­Abigail Hasenfus, renewable energy programs manager for the state of Rhode Island, speaks with Derek Gomes, chief public affairs officer for the R.I. Office of Management and Budget.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

POWERING UP: Opening a door to work in clean energy

Sometimes all it takes to launch careers and solve labor shortage issues is for someone to open the door and welcome the next generation...
CUTTING EDGE: Garrett McKinnon landed a job as a composites technician at Moore ­Brothers Co. in Bristol after graduating from the IYRS School of Technology & Trades, which 
he enrolled in after deciding he wanted more than working long hours at a boatyard.
COURTESY JAKE RAPOZA

ROOM TO GROW: Marine trades offer jobs, training for all ages

Garrett McKinnon wanted to advance his career. He was working long hours at a boatyard and enjoyed it but wanted more. As he researched educational...
LAB WORK: Michael Molinski, head of research and development at Audience Inc., is shown assembling cells inside the company’s lab at the Ocean Technology Center on the Bay Campus at the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett. Also pictured is Hailey Simon, head of operations for the company. 
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Audiance Inc. makes battery power worldwide

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Audiance Inc. INNOVATION ISN’T JUST some buzz word randomly tossed around at Audiance Inc. It is central to the...
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