Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
Five Questions With: Adam J. Satchell
Sen. Adam J. Satchell, D-West Warwick, has introduced legislation for several years that would create micro-zones in “exceptionally distressed areas” that would waive state...
Economic-development group loans $132,800 to P&A African Market
PAWTUCKET – A nonprofit community lender has made a small-business loan of $132,800 to a 12-year-old market in Pawtucket that serves shoppers looking for...
Gilbane hires Darin Early as managing director of public-private partnerships
PROVIDENCE – Gilbane Development Co. announced Tuesday that it has hired former president and chief operating officer of the R.I. Commerce Corp. Darin Early...
3 manufacturers round out Innovation Voucher recipients at 50
PROVIDENCE – Three late Monday additions to the roster of Innovation Voucher recipients, all within the manufacturing industry, have brought the total to 50, representing...
Raimondo nominates 25 R.I. investment ‘opportunity zones’ to U.S. Treasury Department
PROVIDENCE – In the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, there was a provision designed to encourage investment in low-income areas that...
R.I. trade mission to U.K. set for Sept.
PROVIDENCE – A trade mission for Rhode Island companies to visit Scotland and northern England, organized by the John H. Chafee Center for International...
Will experience pay off as Newport prepares to once again host...
Martha Parker looks back fondly on the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover and the favorable impact it had on her foul-weather sailing gear...
Scituate vets get their own barn
After years of growth and careful planning, Ocean State Equine Associates Inc. has moved into a barn of its own.
The equine veterinary practice in...
Tax incentives are back in the news with Commerce RI granting...
The R.I. Commerce Corp. has approved up to $9.2 million in incentives for Amgen Inc. to build a $165 million biomanufacturing plant in West...
Can too much transparency hinder economic development?
There’s a running debate between the state and some outside parties about how much information related to luring business here should be shared with...
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