PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) and Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis are joining together again to assist businesses in development, growth and expansion through the We Mean Business Expo on Wed., Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in...

PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is reminding Rhode Islanders that they have until Sat., Aug. 14, to register to vote in September’s primary. “Two years ago we set new highs for voter registrations and voter turnout. It really looks like the momentum has carried over to 2010,”

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) are sponsoring a free workshop on "Business Entity Formation" Tues., Aug. 3, from 9 to 11 a.m. Elizabeth M. Tanner of Tanner Law Ltd. will review the factors business owners...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is reminding thousands of nonprofit corporations that they can beat the state’s deadline for filing annual reports by using the on-line filing tool on his website at sos.ri.gov. More than 6,700 nonprofits ranging from hospitals and charities...

PROVIDENCE, RI -- This Friday at 5 p.m. in the State Room at the State House, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis will use a machine borrowed from the R.I. Lottery to determine the order in which candidates and political parties will appear on the ballots for the Sept. 14 statewide primary and the...

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis reports that five more candidates for statewide office have officially been certified to appear on this year's ballot. Frank Caprio, Heidi Rogers, Catherine Terry Taylor, Erik Wallin and Kernan "Kerry" King join Elizabeth Roberts, Peter...

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Barely one hour after today's deadline for candidates to submit signature papers, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis reports that he, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Peter Kilmartin, Gina Raimondo and U.S. Jim Langevin are the first federal or statewide candidates to have officially...

PROVIDENCE, RI -- Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis has made it easy for voters to track the progress candidates are making collecting signatures leading up to this Friday's deadline. "We added a page to our website at sos.ri.gov. The certified signature totals for every candidate are updated...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis invites the public to learn more about the heyday of Rhode Island’s dramatic mill era by visiting a free exhibit at the State Archives in downtown Providence. “Mills: a Glimpse of Rhode Island’s Past” includes an array of photographs, plans,

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Islanders should not be surprised to find politicians asking for their autograph for the next few days. Candidates have until Fri., July 16, to collect the signatures of enough voters to put them on this year’s ballot. “Be prepared for candidates to knock on your door...