KINGSTON, R.I., Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Gina Raimondo today joined with University of Rhode Island President David Dooley to announce the first round of RI Innovation Campus projects which will catalyze academic research into new commercial products and businesses. The three...
The Raimondo Administration today launched SupplyRhodeIsland.com, a one stop web portal for the SupplyRI program. Twelve institutions have signed on to the state's SupplyRI initiative, an effort to help Rhode Island's largest employers use their spending power to support local businesses. Since...
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. - At North Providence Town Hall Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced that nine cities and towns throughout the state have been awarded Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund grants.
"Small businesses are the backbone of our...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Gina Raimondo and the board of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today celebrated the state's Small Business Assistance Program hitting another milestone, awarding its 70th loan. Since the program was announced in November 2016, the state-backed loan fund has...
Rubius Theraputics to Invest $155 Million and Create 160 New Jobs in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, RI - Governor Gina Raimondo today joined Rubius Therapeutics CEO Pablo J. Cagnoni, M.D., and state and local officials to break ground on a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Smithfield. Once...
240 Professionals Selected, Average Award of More Than $3,600
PROVIDENCE – September 6, 2018 - Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that the recipients of the third round of Wavemaker Fellowship awards have been selected. Following a...
Doris Blanchard promoted to Assistant Director, Supply RI
PROVIDENCE – Today the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced the hire of Matthew Vargas as Vice President, Business Assistance. In this role, he will help lead and manage the Corporation's business consultancy services, providing...
The longstanding Pawtucket-based company pledges to create 75+ new jobs
PAWTUCKET, RI - Earlier today, at a press conference outlining a commitment to Pawtucket's future, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that one of the city's anchor employers, Collette, will expand and create 75+ new...
On Thursday August 9, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation hosted a Supply RI networking event for the state's food sector. Supply RI is an initiative started this year by the Raimondo Administration to help Rhode Island's largest employers use their spending power to support local businesses.
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PROVIDENCE, RI- Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the 2018 Rhode Island Clean Energy Industry report today, which showed that clean energy employment in the Ocean State has grown by a remarkable 72 percent since 2014 and resulted in 6,650 new jobs across the state. The clean energy sector now...
