Tag: RI Commerce Corp
PBN summit: Hasbro’s move doesn’t mean R.I.’s workforce lacks talent
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Inc.’s relocation from Pawtucket to Boston will move upwards of 700 jobs out of state, but panelists at Providence Business News’...
PBN summit: Skills gaps, demographics challenges linger for R.I. workforce
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s labor market is stable by the numbers, with unemployment below 5% for more than four years, yet for many employers,...
‘You Belong Here’ wayfinding trail set to drop anchors in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Beginning in September, the Downtown Providence Park Network wants to prove "You Belong Here."
The public-private partnership announced Tuesday it is creating a...
R.I. Commerce launches grant program to offset patent costs
PROVIDENCE – In honor of World Intellectual Property Day Saturday, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and R.I. Commerce Corp. announced a new grant program to...
Former R.I. Commerce Corp. president, COO Fagan joins CBRE Group
PROVIDENCE – Hilary Fagan, former president and chief operating officer of R.I. Commerce Corp., has joined CBRE Group Inc. as vice president.
In this role,...
Pawtucket soccer stadium taxes upped to $10M as city agrees to...
PAWTUCKET – The city will charge the Tidewater Landing developer nearly $10 million more in taxes on the soccer stadium to help pay back...
Organic market set to open in downtown Providence Friday
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Massachusetts-based specialty organic market chain will be welcoming customers to its first Rhode Island location Friday, providing a...
R.I. student-loan reimbursement program sees applications drop 40%
PROVIDENCE – A state incentive program aimed at luring college graduates to work in critical industries through student-loan reimbursement may be losing its luster.
Just...
Analysis: Pawtucket soccer stadium could leave state $52M in the hole
PAWTUCKET – The soccer stadium that would anchor a proposed riverfront development in Pawtucket could leave the state $52 million in the hole after...
Tidewater Landing soccer stadium backers pitch their vision at groundbreaking
PAWTUCKET – Promises abounded as government officials and developers sold their vision for Pawtucket’s soccer stadium project during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
Indeed, descriptors...
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