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MICRO-LOFTS: Joseph R. Paolino Jr., managing partner of Paolino Properties, stands in front of the new Case-Mead Lofts building at 76 Dorrance St. The Case-Mead Lofts are a renovation of a former office building into 44 micro-loft apartments. / PBN PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence has several tax-stabilization policies to woo developers. Plans to have...

Cover Story 04/06/2018

New residents already have started moving into one of downtown Providence’s oldest commercial buildings, occupying efficient, modern apartments that have taken spaces once afforded...

FINLAYS celebrated a ribbon cutting for its new R&D and manufacturing facility in the Quonset Business Park. From left, Steven J. King, managing director of Quonset Development Corp., Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, Steve Olyha, CEO of Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA, Stefan Pryor, R.I. commerce secretary, and Richard A. Welch, president, North Kingstown Town Council. / COURTESY FINLAYS

Finlays celebrates ribbon cutting at new Quonset Park facility

Capital Goods 04/05/2018

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA Inc. celebrated the ribbon cutting for its 28,800-square-foot global research and development, and manufacturing center at...

THE INNOVATION CAMPUS COMMITTEE will include representatives of University of Rhode Island, the Commerce Corp., state government and the business development industry.

R.I. Innovation Campus committee named

Economic Activity 04/03/2018

PROVIDENCE – A seven-member committee will review 16 recent submissions to create a Rhode Island Innovation Campus, with a tentative time-frame of awards being...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards job creation incentives, Innovation Vouchers

Entrepreneurship 04/02/2018

PROVIDENCE — An Atlanta-based company, Epiq Systems Inc., will receive state job creation incentives for locating a new data analytics office in Rhode Island,...

R.I. COMMERCE CORP. launched a new small business hotline number, (401) 521-HELP, to make it easier for local businesses to contact the agency and to raise awareness about the services it offers. Commerce RI is also launching an ad campaign to promote the hotline, such as the print ad above, that will run through June. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Commerce RI launches small business hotline, ad campaign

Entrepreneurship 03/26/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. launched a new small business hotline number Monday, (401) 521-HELP (401-521-4357) designed to make it easier for small...

BUILDING BRANDS: David Gomez, standing, co-owner of the Red DWG Library co-working space in Pawtucket, talks with some of the users of the space. From left, seated, are: Natalie O’Sullivan, comedian; The Branding Edit co-founders: Olivia Rodrigues, Patsy Culp and Brittany Taylor; and Ashley Holmes, creative collaborator and stylist. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Tech fest to draw thousands of innovators, investors to Pawtucket

Subscriber Only 03/23/2018

Pawtucket will host the Ocean Inno Tech Fest later this year, bringing innovators and investors from far and wide to the city. “There are tech...

COLLECTION OF THE 5 PERCENT Hotel Tax in November totaled $1.27 million. The Omni Providence Hotel accounted for $100,326 of collections for the month. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

DOR: 5% hotel tax collection in Nov. totals $1.27M

Government 03/22/2018

PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5 percent hotel tax in November totaled $1.27 million, a 10.4 percent increase from November 2016’s $1.15 million collection,...

IN RESPONSE TO ITS REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS for one or more Innovation Campuses, the R.I. Executive Office of Commerce has received 16 applications. / COURTESY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF COMMERCE

R.I. receives 16 applications for Innovation Campus partnerships

Entrepreneurship 03/16/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. has received 16 responses to its solicitation for proposals to create an innovation campus associated with the University...