Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
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...
R.I. Commerce Corp. seeking event proposals to boost off-season tourism
PROVIDENCE – As a means to increase visitation to the state, the R.I. Commerce Corp. Is utilizing $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan...
A CUT ABOVE: Maxson’s precision machines keep other manufacturers in business
(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
McKee, Tanner must set clear agenda for Commerce
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s decisive election victory over Republican Ashley Kalus positions him to play a lead role in state economic development for the...
Pawtucket to use ARPA funds to help pay for soccer stadium...
PAWTUCKET – The pieces of the complex financing puzzle for a riverfront soccer stadium development are shifting yet again, with the city now planning...
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