Tag: Stefan Pryor
Matos: A voice for ‘business leaders at all levels’
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has been handed the reins of small-business advocacy at a critical juncture, as many are still struggling to...
Should unemployment recipients be allowed to work more and still receive...
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allow unemployment recipients who work part time to make more money while continuing to receive the government benefits.
Legislation...
McKee backs bill allowing UI recipients to earn more
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday trumpeted new legislation he hopes will bring people who have been unemployed for an extended period...
Where is Commerce headed? McKee may give R.I. agency new direction...
Amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic last June, Daniel J. McKee appeared frustrated.
McKee, then Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, took the unusual step of...
McKee unveils small-business-relief grant program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced the details of a program designed to aid struggling small businesses by providing those that...
R.I. Commerce establishing small-business-assistance grant program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. is establishing a small-business-assistance grant program to serve as infrastructure for distributing up to $5,000 grants to Rhode...
R.I. Commerce looking to hire tourism leader
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board unanimously approved the hiring of an executive search firm to fill "executive positions within the corporation," including its...
Newport sees brighter summer with large-scale events returning
NEWPORT – During the state’s March 18 COVID-19 press conference, R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Stefan Pryor opened the door for large-scale events to occur this...
Is R.I. Commerce Corp. well-positioned to help the state climb out...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo says the economic-development initiatives she helped develop through R.I. Commerce Corp. over the past six years have been so successful,...
R.I. to increase capacity limits for weddings, catered events, gyms and...
PROVIDENCE – Catered events, including weddings, will have more flexibility to add people starting Friday, according to the R.I. Department of Health. The relaxation...
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