Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
DLT urges employers to use Real Jobs RI amid uncertain federal...
Rhode Island has built what Matthew Weldon, director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, calls one of the most replicated workforce systems...
Ocean State 2026 lands first private investment for World Cup tourism...
PROVIDENCE – Ocean State 2026 has received its first private investment.
Airbnb announced Wednesday that it has invested $250,000 into the Rhode Island Summer of...
Man, machine and making wise choices in an AI economy
I’ve spent my life in manufacturing – real factories, real people, real machines. I’ve lived through multiple waves of technology – computer numerical control...
Legislation would regulate data centers in R.I.
Changing attitudes toward data centers used by tech companies to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are coming into focus at the Statehouse.
A year...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $250K in grants for World Cup planning
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Friday unanimously awarded $250,000 in grants to three organizations to help prepare the state...
Nvidia-backed Utilidata moves HQ to Michigan
PROVIDENCE – Smart-grid startup Utilidata Inc. is relocating its headquarters and innovation lab from 225 Dyer St. – the CIC Providence building – to...
Connect with Commerce: Workforce development ‘central pillar’ of state’s economic strategy
(Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $300K in innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded four innovation vouchers totaling $300,000.
Created in 2016, the Innovation Voucher Program...
Relief grants on the way for Brown University area businesses
PROVIDENCE – Following the deadly shooting at Brown University last month, the city is partnering with Brown and R.I. Commerce Corp. to provide financial...
Nuger to lead state tourism efforts
PROVIDENCE – Rebecca "Becky" Nuger, a former Hasbro Inc. marketing and brand executive, has been named the next state tourism leader at R.I. Commerce...
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