Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
Tech firms, entrepreneurs, innovators gear up for August SBIR Road Tour
WARWICK – Registration is open for the Aug. 22 Small Business Innovation Research Road Tour at the Crown Plaza Providence-Warwick.
Registered attendees can hear about...
Rhode Island champions innovation
The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium was recently awarded an “Other Transaction Agreement” for undersea and maritime technology prototyping from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center,...
Biotech firm Rubius Therapeutics gains state incentives, will open new plant
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp., the state’s economic development agency, on Thursday approved a package of tax reductions and incentives potentially worth more than...
Commerce RI board approves $399K in innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. met Thursday afternoon and approved Innovation Vouchers for eight companies and Network Matching Grants for two companies.
Commerce RI...
Cambridge biotech Rubius Therapeutics considers R.I. for pharmaceutical manufacturing facility
PROVIDENCE – A Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech company may build a $155 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Rhode Island, and is seeking state incentives from...
Fung’s back! Do voters share his despair over the state’s direction?
Allan W. Fung, the nine-year mayor of Cranston, has launched a second campaign for governor, once again targeting now-incumbent Gina M. Raimondo, and pointing...
Treasury Department approves R.I.’s 25 census tracts for opportunity-zone program
In mid-April, R.I. Commerce Corp. identified 25 low-income census tracts across 15 cities and towns in Rhode Island as opportunity zones, including Bristol’s tract...
Hyatt Place Warwick hotel near T.F. Green Airport now open
WARWICK – The 120-room Hyatt Place Warwick hotel has opened near T.F. Green Airport, a $23.8 million project.
It is the 17th hotel in Warwick,...
$1.9M “Fun-Sized” return stems mainly from East Coast
PROVIDENCE – The “Fun-Sized” tourism and marketing campaign spearheaded by the R.I. Commerce Corp. is having the biggest impact in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, according...
Editor’s Choice: Focusing on education
EDITOR’S CHOICE: Focusing on educationTHE SOUTHCOAST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will hold a discussion on education and how it’s important for the business community. Bristol...
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