Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
T.F. Green passenger levels continue upward trajectory
WARWICK – In April of this year, the number of passengers flying at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport was 11% higher than in...
Deadline to apply for Washington Bridge Small Business Grant Program extended
EAST PROVIDENCE – The deadline to apply for the Washington Bridge Small Business Grant Program has been extended to Oct. 8.
R.I. Commerce Corp. announced...
Cox Communications sues R.I. over $108M broadband plan
PROVIDENCE – Cox Communications on Monday filed a lawsuit against the state, accusing R.I. Commerce Corp. of using “flawed data” and mismanaging the rollout...
This time, Hasbro’s plans for moving out are different
For Pawtucket City Council member Mark J. Wildenhain, the revelation that Hasbro Inc. may pull up stakes in his city is giving him a...
‘All hands on deck’ to keep Hasbro headquarters in R.I.
PAWTUCKET – In the wake of the revelation that Hasbro Inc. is again considering moving its headquarters out of Rhode Island, state and local...
Grants, not loans, coming to aid businesses hurt by Washington Bridge...
In areas hardest hit by the Washington Bridge closure, many business owners have implored officials that it’s going to take more than a loan...
The facts about R.I.’s historic broadband investment
It’s a historic time for broadband investment in the Ocean State. The Biden-Harris administration has provided our state with unprecedented levels of federal funding...
R.I. Commerce launches Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – Beginning Sept. 4, applications will be accepted for the state’s Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program that will funnel $2 million of...
HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...
With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...
Time to reset ambitious blue economy plans
The good news is the state is not giving up on becoming a regional ocean technology/blue economy hub. The bad is that the dream...
