Site Selection
RIEDC’s site selection group will work with companies considering expanding or relocating in Rhode Island to identify suitable sites, address infrastructure needs, coordinate visits, make confidential inquiries, and provide an objective analysis of expansion and relocation opportunities in Rhode Island. The RIEDC Internet Map Server (IMS), a web-based mapping tool, is used to support local economic development and planning activities.
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Site Listings
Whether new to the state, expanding your operations, or outgrowing your existing space Rhode Island offers a wide variety of properties for businesses to consider. Below you will find a representative sample of available properties for sale or lease in the state.
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RIEDC Statewide Internet Map Server
The RI Economic Development Corporation, in conjunction with The Providence Plan, has developed a statewide Internet Map Server (IMS), a Web-based mapping and data analysis tool to support local economic development and planning activities.
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Permit Assistance/CCEC
Here at the RIEDC, we know that the last thing a new or growing business needs to worry about is losing its way in a tangle of regulatory requirements or falling behind schedule because of regulatory delays. The Corporation provides technical assistance, resources and coordination for companies seeking permits from Rhode Island regulatory bodies.
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Industrial and Business Park Offerings
Rhode Island has many prime industrial/business parks withn each community. These fully serviced parks are reflective of local interest in attracting industry. All are suitable for light industry, research facilities, corporate, or support offices, while some offer features for industry that need large or specialized requirements including air, rail and port facilities.
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Community Development
The RIEDC encourages and promotes economic development of new and existing industries and businesses within the State. The Office of Community Economic Development (OCED) offers assistance to Cities and Towns, in alliance with their local officials, chambers and elected officials, to guide and support a community's planned economic growth.
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Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Brokers
Rhode Island offers excellent sites and buildings having access to our primary routes and interstate highway system, and a well-developed transportation network of rail, air and seaports reaching local and international markets. If you are seeking to expand or relocate your business to Rhode Island, the RIEDC encourages the use of real estate brokers to help meet your needs:
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Brownfield Sites
Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Brownfield sites include all real property, including residential, commercial and industrial properties. Cleaning up brownfields for redevelopment is a critical component of the community revitalization and economic growth of the State, especially its urban areas.
William Parsons