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Commerce RI approves incentives for Aloft Hotel, Custom & Miller Box

Government 02/01/2019

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors approved incentives for CV Properties LLC and Custom & Miller Box on Jan. 28. CV Properties...

THE COMMERCE RI Board of Directors approved incentives for CV Properties and its construction of the Aloft Hotel in the I-195 Innovation District. Above on the right, an initial rendering of the hotel. Commerce also approved incentives for the relocation and staff hiring at Custom & Miller Box and approved five innovation vouchers Monday. / COURTESY WEXFORD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Commerce RI approves incentives for Aloft Hotel, Custom & Miller Box

Government 01/29/2019

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors approved incentives for CV Properties LLC and Custom & Miller Box, as well as Innovation...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO announced the launch of a $1.45 million emergency loan fund for small businesses on Aquidneck Island directly impacted by the gas shutoff last week. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I., National Grid announce aid for Aquidneck Island small businesses

Government 01/28/2019

NEWPORT – Rhode Island has created a $1.45 million loan fund for small businesses directly affected by the gas outage on Aquidneck Island, Gov....

Top challenges R.I. small businesses face and how to tackle them

Advice 01/25/2019

Estee Lauder once stated, “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” Starting a business is work, and so is keeping one afloat....

TECH INCUBATOR: Innovate Newport Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tuni Schartner gives a tour of the former Sheffield School on Broadway in Newport, which will serve as the location of Innovate Newport. The business incubator will house small companies, startups and entrepreneurs in the fields of marine and environmental technology, cybersecurity and renewable energy.  / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Can a new business incubator keep a bigger slice of Navy...

Cover Story 01/18/2019

For years, community leaders in Newport have watched as the nearby Naval Undersea Warfare Center has farmed out billions of dollars in contracts to...

S&P upgrades bond ratings for RIAC

Government 01/18/2019

PROVIDENCE – Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has upgraded R.I. Commerce Corp.’s general airport revenue bonds issued for the R.I. Airport Corp. from BBB+...

RHODE ISLAND now has a statewide Foreign Trade Zone designation under a U.S. Department of Commerce-approved alternate site framework. Above, one of the three designated Foreign Trade Zones, ProvPort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. is a statewide foreign trade zone and Commerce RI is...

Economic Activity 01/16/2019

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s application to expand its foreign trade zone to encompass the entire state was approved in September, and soon, the R.I....

Agoda files WARN notice, R.I. closure affects 62 employees

Economic Activity 01/16/2019

PROVIDENCE - Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, informing the state that it is closing its Rhode Island...

S&P GLOBAL RATINGS has upgraded R.I. Commerce Corp.’s general airport revenue bonds issued for the R.I. Airport Corp. from BBB+ to A. / COURTESY R.I. AIRPORT CORP.

S&P upgrades bond ratings for RIAC

Government 01/15/2019

PROVIDENCE – Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has upgraded R.I. Commerce Corp.’s general airport revenue bonds issued for the R.I. Airport Corp. from BBB+...