New Real Jobs RI program set to launch this year will prepare today's middle and high school students for tomorrow's jobs in offshore wind
N. KINGSTOWN, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo met with local business leaders and educators who are working together to build the state's first Career...
PROVIDENCE, RI - According to data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, Rhode Island added 1,200 jobs last month and set another new all-time high record for the number of jobs in the state. The state's unemployment rate, which was well over 6 percent and one...
Governor: "I've personally hired people in recovery because they are determined, committed and focused"
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - At a one-stop job training center today in Providence, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a new Recovery-Friendly Workplace Initiative -- supported by a $4 million federal...
Governor Signs Executive Order Extending Diversity in Construction Working Group
PROVIDENCE, RI- Today at New England Highway Technologies, a minority-owned business in Cranston, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order extending the Working Group on Diversity in Construction for...
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...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Raimondo issued the following statement today on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to weaken national clean car standards:
"Weakening the nation's clean car standards will not only cost Americans more at the pump. It will also hurt children and senior...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Raimondo issued the following statement today on the Trump administration's new ruling that expands the availability of short-term, low-coverage health insurance plans.
"Once again, President Trump is doing all he can to undermine the Affordable Care Act. A so-called...
State Will Make $10 Million Available for School Safety Upgrades
PROVIDENCE, RI- At Asa Messer Elementary School today, Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that the state is making immediately available $10 million in funding for schools to complete safety and security upgrades to buildings....
Through agreement, Newport Festivals Foundation will have a permanent presence at Fort Adams State Park; plans to create a museum relating festivals' history
PROVIDENCE, RI- With historic Fort Adams State Park as a backdrop, Governor Gina Raimondo and Newport Festivals Foundation Chairman...
Public-private partnership results in new highway ramps
JOHNSTON, RI- Governor Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr., Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena and Michael Knipper, Citizens Bank Executive VP of Property and Procurement today officially opened...
