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Companies can win big by thinking small
I’m a huge fan of Rhode Island. Growing up in a small, close-knit part of the world such as Northern Ireland drew me to...
Restore RI awards $51M to 4,100 small businesses
PROVIDENCE – The Restore Rhode Island grant program for small businesses has exceeded its initial funding goal, awarding $51 million in grants to more...
Tidewater Landing project agreement extended for a fifth time
PAWTUCKET – More than one year and five extensions after plans were announced to revitalize downtown Pawtucket with a waterfront, mixed-use development anchored by...
Stepping Up: Festival Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Sweets!’ will go on – online
PROVIDENCE – For Festival Ballet Providence, the show must go on.
That mentality is not just for the local performing-arts enthusiasts who are in need...
Kelly Ramirez
Kelly Ramirez | CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse
What have been the challenges faced by your industry during the pandemic and how have they affected your...
Gov. Raimondo signs fiscal 2021 budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed the $12.7 billion fiscal 2021 state budget Monday, and issued a short statement that reflected its continued...
Pryor calls R.I. small-business grants a success but with ‘more to...
PROVIDENCE - Acknowledging there is more to do to help struggling small businesses, R.I. Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor in an interview on Monday characterized...
Amgen’s new $200M next-gen biologic plant a first in U.S.
The cargo that arrived in 2019 at the Port of Davisville in North Kingstown from overseas was something that had never been shipped to...
R.I. House approves $12.75B state budget for fiscal 2021
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House approved a $12.75 billion budget Wednesday afternoon, one that distributes federal pandemic aid and general fund revenues among existing...
Business owners grapple with Raimondo’s ‘pause’ extension
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's decision on Thursday to extend Rhode Island’s economic “pause” through Dec. 20 means some local businesses will have...