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SEACORP awarded $1M in state job tax credits

MIDDLETOWN – Defense contractor SEACORP LLC is planning to create at least 53 jobs in Rhode Island with a median salary of $100,000 per...
LOOKING UP: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Aug. 24 unanimously approved up to $9.5 million in state support to help jump-start the stalled redevelopment of Providence’s “Superman” building, 
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State protects well-timed ‘Superman’ investment

There are signs of life for the long-stalled redevelopment of Providence’s iconic “Superman” building. And give state economic-development leaders kudos for stimulating it. The R.I....
BUILDING MOMENTUM: In his second stint as Rhode Island’s commerce secretary, Stefan Pryor is building on wins such as a $100 million Raytheon expansion and completion of the building that houses the R.I. Department of Health State Laboratories and Ocean State Labs. 
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Stefan Pryor

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2026 STEFAN PRYOR State of Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, who is in his second term as the secretary of...

Commerce board approves up to $9.5M in state support for ‘Superman’...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously approved a new state financing package for the long-delayed redevelopment of the...

Mixed-income housing project completed at Parcel 9

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-one units of mixed-income housing have come to market in the city's Fox Point neighborhood, following the completion of Parcel 9, a...
PAINFUL PINCH POINT: The Washington Bridge debacle has dogged state officials since half of the bridge was shut down in December 2023 because it was in danger of collapse. 
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For the state officials, it’s been one drama after another

Gov. Daniel J. McKee, a former lieutenant governor who became the state’s chief executive when two-term Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was tapped as U.S....

Connect with Commerce: Businesses can still pay 5.99% PTET rate

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan...
IN GOOD COMPANY: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board meets at Cumberland-based baby product company Baby Delight Inc. in June for a strategic retreat to discuss economic and workforce trends. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, third from the left, leads the meeting. 
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ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight

On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...
THE NSF SEAFOOD Engine aims to grow New England’s historical seafood industry and tech sector into a more profitable pillars of the regional and national economy, officials say. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/ NORA LEWIS

NSF Seafood Engine in New England granted $15M to strengthen industry

PROVIDENCE – The NSF Seafood Engine in New England, a seafood industry technology initiative, has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to help...

PBN unveils 2026 Leaders & Achievers honorees

PROVIDENCE – Providence Business News has named 24 honorees for its 2026 Leaders & Achievers Awards program. The individuals chosen for this year’s program –...
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