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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to support the local entities’ Ocean Tech Works initiative.

URI Research/Polaris MEP’s ‘Ocean Tech Works’ initiative receives $3.9M federal grant

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from...

Polaris MEP to hold informational seminar to help manufacturers digitize

PROVIDENCE – To combat the constant challenges for small and medium-sized manufacturers to “go digital,” Polaris MEP is holding a virtual information session on Jan....

Warren gets $3.1M for electrical, wastewater infrastructure

WARREN – The town has been awarded a $3.1 million grant for electrical and wastewater infrastructure upgrades needed to boost economic growth in the...
A SCREENSHOT of the online Rhode Island broadband map provided by R.I. Commerce Corp.'s ConnectRI program.

R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit

Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so...
Elizabeth M. Tanner

The facts about R.I.’s historic broadband investment

It’s a historic time for broadband investment in the Ocean State. The Biden-Harris administration has provided our state with unprecedented levels of federal funding...
ONBOARD YET? Mark Parsons, center, founder of the nonprofit New Bedford Research and Robotics, and Ian Estaphan Owen, left, co-founder and CEO of Bristol-based Jaia Robotics Inc., talk with Annie Colarusso, Economic Development Administration tech hubs deputy director, about the regional blue economy during a boat cruise in Bristol Harbor in early August. 
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JACQUELYN VOGHEL

HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...

With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid ­Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...

Recent Ocean Tech Hub grant part of $9.5M funding round

PROVIDENCE – After missing out on a portion of $504 million in federal funding, the Ocean Tech Hub received a recent $500,000 award as...

Ocean Tech Hub receives $500K federal grant

PROVIDENCE – Less than a month after the Ocean Tech Hub was passed over for a cut of $504 million in federal grants, the...

Aquidneck Island coastal resiliency to receive $2M federal grant

NEWPORT – The Ocean State's coastal resiliency is set to receive nearly $2 million in support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The grant,...

State receives final federal approval for $108M ‘Internet for All’ initiative

PROVIDENCE – Federal and state officials on Wednesday announced that Rhode Island has been given the go-ahead to begin putting to work the $108...
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