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THE DEADLINE TO submit applications to the state of Rhode Island for the development of a state-supported Innovation Campus is March 2.

Deadline approaching for Innovation Campus submissions

PROVIDENCE – The deadline is approaching for submissions to the state of Rhode Island for the development of a state-supported Innovation Campus. Voters in 2016...
THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. launched a new tourism marketing campaign in November touting Rhode Island as "Fun-Sized." / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Do you like Commerce RI’s less centralized plan for marketing Rhode...

Unlike the much-ballyhooed and then immediately much-criticized “Cooler & Warmer” state tourism campaign, the R.I. Commerce Corp. has adopted a more understated approach to...
SELLING R.I.: Jesse Saglio, right, the new president and chief operating officer of R.I. Commerce Corp. at a recent public meeting of the agency’s board. He says Commerce will step up its focus on helping local and small businesses this year. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New Commerce RI President Jesse Saglio promises ‘more of the same’...

Since October 2015, Jesse Saglio, 46, has been a key behind-the-scenes player at R.I. Commerce Corp., most recently serving as managing director and head...

R.I. pitched as ‘Fun-Sized’

“Marketing is not a logo, it is not a brand,” said R.I. Commerce Corp. Chief Marketing Officer Lara Salamano, discussing the agency’s decidedly low-key...
ON THE JOB: As Jesse Saglio begins his tenure as president of the R.I. Commerce Corp., he must help the state attract businesses, while helping local companies thrive.  / PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Saglio faces big challenges as Commerce RI’s new president

R.I. Commerce Corp. has a new leader, Jesse Saglio, and he recently sat down with PBN to talk about his expectations for the job. What...
THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. launched a new tourism marketing campaign in November touting Rhode Island as "Fun-Sized." / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Commerce drops broad tourism message for ‘Fun-Sized’ offerings

PROVIDENCE – There will be no successor to the much-criticized 2016 “Cooler & Warmer” state tourism campaign, R.I. Commerce Corp. Chief Marketing Officer Lara...
ICE MELT: The Elizabeth River, out of Hong Kong, offloads 60,000 tons of salt at the Port of Providence. The salt is sourced from the interior of Egypt and is used as ice melt. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. bids to become a statewide foreign trade zone. Who will...

Rhode Island, which sometimes is at a disadvantage trying to lure or expand business because of its small size, now hopes to use that...
FOREIGN BENEFIT: Rhode Island’s application to expand its foreign trade zone in the state, which includes the Port of Davisville where North Atlantic Distribution imports automobiles, is likely to improve the reach of Ocean State businesses overseas.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Island could become a single foreign trade zone

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has applied for what effectively will be a statewide designation as a Foreign Trade Zone, under an administrative...
THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors will consider an application for incentives under the Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credit program and an Innovation Voucher program award Monday evening. Above, R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Commerce RI board of directors to consider $1M tax credit for...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I Commerce Corp. will consider a few projects and companies for tax incentives at a board of directors meeting Monday afternoon...
REP. DEBORAH RUGGIERO, D-Jamestown, chair of the state Legislative Commission to Study Broadband Services and Accessibility, worked with R.I. Commerce Corp., R.I. Department of Transportation and Middletown officials on an agreement that will extend the town’s fiber-optic network. / COURTESY DEBORAH RUGGIERO

Ruggiero: Middletown extending broadband network

MIDDLETOWN – In a Jan. 9 op-ed, Rep. Deborah Ruggiero, D-Jamestown, chair of the state Legislative Commission to Study Broadband Services and Accessibility, said...
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