State Government Press Releases

Local Communities Can Apply for Funds to Improve Downtown Business Districts
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (RICC) announced they are accepting applications for the Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund, which supports projects...

Industry, Development, Academic and Research Partners Sought to Launch Innovation Campus to Amplify R.I.-Based Research and Accelerate Job Growth
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (RICC), in partnership with the University of Rhode Island (URI), will soon begin requesting proposals from...

Will Bring 150 New Jobs to the Ocean State by 2020
Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) intends to significantly expand its footprint in Rhode Island, with plans to hire 100 new full-time...

Settlements Total Nearly 70 percent of the $88 million state moral obligation on the 38 Studios bonds.
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation announced today it has agreed to a $16 million proposed settlement with Hilltop Securities Inc. (formerly First Southwest Company) in the 38 Studios...

Grants Support Local Companies That Have Received Federal SBIR/STTR Awards, Boost Rhode Island's Capacity for Innovation
Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor and the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) today announced new recipients of the Innovate Rhode Island Small Business...

Legendary Rhode Island-Based Company Relocates and Expands in Providence, Opens New Storefront at 299 Promenade Street
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the relocation and expansion of A.T. Cross. The famed pen...

Plans to Bring 75 High Wage Technology Jobs to the Ocean State
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that global healthcare company Johnson &amp; Johnson intends to open its new health technology center in Rhode Island. The center will specialize in optimizing information technology and...

Global company Virgin Pulse, part of Sir Richard Branson's famed Virgin Group, will expand its operation in downtown Providence by more than 400 percent
Governor Gina M. Raimondo made her second major jobs announcement of the week today during a State Room press conference with senior...

Project Expected to Generate an Additional 100 Million in Revenues to the State over the Next 20 Years
The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, in collaboration with Wexford Science and Technology, today announced signed letters of intent to lease...

The Commons at Providence Station Made Possible by Rebuild Rhode Island Program
Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and city officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Commons at Providence Station, which is expected to create 225 direct jobs and 125 indirect jobs in construction...