Tag: Rhode Island Commerce Corp.
State program to award $3M to minority- and women-owned businesses
PROVIDENCE – Minority business enterprises can now apply for a portion of around $3 million in state funding for technical assistance, training, physical space...
Kimble-Huntley sees tourism opportunity in ‘customizable experiences’
PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., sees signs of a tourism bounce back in the Ocean State despite ongoing...
Commerce board delays consideration of funding to support RI Rebounds
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors was poised on Monday to put federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to work to help...
R.I. Commerce awards $16M in grants to small businesses, nonprofits
PROVIDENCE - The state on Wednesday awarded $16.1 million in funding to small businesses and nonprofits across three COVID-19-related grant programs.
The funding announced by...
Five Questions With: Dale Venturini, CEO and president of the Rhode...
1. What steps has the Rhode Island Hospitality Association taken to help restaurants stay on their feet during the pandemic? We have provided a...
R.I. collects $922.6K in 5% hotel tax in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 5 percent hotel tax in Rhode Island in February totaled $922,558, a 15.2 percent increase year over year, according...