Tag: R.I. Commerce Corp.
GE cautious on R.I. job growth
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo last year heralded the arrival of GE Digital, a technology division of General Electric Co., marking a triumphant moment in...
Weddings and small businesses – a Rhode Island love affair
Home to mansions and beaches, museums, historical architecture and a renowned culinary scene – Rhode Island has everything you’d want in a wedding-destination mecca,...
R.I. manufacturer adapts to survive
For U.S. manufacturers, to survive means to adapt.
In Rhode Island, known historically for its manufacturing, the trend has forced many businesses to re-create themselves,...
Commerce R.I. and RIDOT launch new website for Providence-Newport Ferry
PROVIDENCE - The Providence-Newport ferry now has its own website, thanks to the R.I. Commerce Corp. and the R.I. Department of Transportation. The new...
The state’s new approach to incentives has developers pining for a...
Time matters in historic renovation, and nowhere is that clearer than at the sprawling Pontiac Mills in Warwick.
The 19th-century textile mill was in a...
The state’s new approach to incentives has developers pining for a...
Time matters in historic renovation, and nowhere is that clearer than at the sprawling Pontiac Mills in Warwick.
The 19th-century textile mill was in a...
Commerce RI state SMB program has backed loans worth $600,000 so...
PROVIDENCE – A program to inject capital into some Rhode Island small businesses is picking up momentum, according to the R.I. Commerce Corp. Created...
Commerce RI calls for Innovation Campus initial concepts
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Commerce Corp. issued an invitation for interested partners to begin sharing ideas for an Innovation Campus in advance of an...
DOR: December 5% hotel tax revenue collection up 7.2% year over...
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island 5 percent hotel tax revenue was $776,424 in December 2016, a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase, the R.I. Department of Revenue...
Commerce RI approves $1M in grant awards for streetscape improvements
PROVIDENCE – Nine Rhode Island cities and towns will receive state grants to improve their streetscapes, including new wayfinding signs, upgraded building facades and...