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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...
WEDDING MECCA: A renowned culinary scene along with mansions and beaches have helped Rhode ­Island become a wedding-destination mecca. Pictured, Christen and Peter Amenta celebrate their marriage at the Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport on June 16, 2013.  / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

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,...
EXPANDING STRENGTHS: John Caito III, right, president of Desmark Industries and its new division, Amerisewn, which designs, engineers and manufactures complex stitched products, speaks with stitcher Alejandro Batz about the body shields they are manufacturing. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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,...
THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT of Transportation has launched a new site for the Providence-Newport ferry. /COURTESY RIDOT

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...
NEW VISION: The former Pontiac Mills site in Warwick will be transformed into housing and commercial space, if developer Larry Silverstein, president of Baltimore-based Union Box Co., sees his plans realized. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
NEW VISION: The former Pontiac Mills site in Warwick will be transformed into housing and commercial space, if developer Larry Silverstein, president of Baltimore-based Union Box Co., sees his plans realized. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
BOB DIPIETRO, CO-FOUNDER and co-owner of the RI Mushroom Company just secured a $325,000 loan through the Business Development Co.

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 SECRETARY STEFAN PRYOR, said he looks forward to helping Innovation Campus applicants understand the resources of the state. Commerce RI, in partnership with University of Rhode Island, has called for initial proposals for the Innovation Campus competition. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
DECEMBER 5.0 PERCENT HOTEL tax revenue increased 7.2 percent in December year over year. Fiscal year-to-date collection increased 3.3 percent year over year in December. \ COURTESY RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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...
PROVIDENCE WAS ONE of nine cities and towns to receive a state grant to improve its streetscapes. Among the projects Providence will complete using the $189,145 it received will be to extend decorative lighting along Westminster St., as shown above. /PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

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...
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