News - Financial Services
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Governor Chafee and the RIEDC Board Move to Revitalize and Rebrand Urban Communities, Help Small Businesses Succeed
04/24/2012 - 12:06
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has called for FY 2013 to be the “Year of the Cities and Towns.” As part of the Governor’s focus on strengthening municipalities, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) Board of Directors, chaired by Governor Chafee, today voted to adopt a focused, yet flexible, work plan aimed at revitalizing urban communities and helping small businesses succeed in traditionally underserved areas of the state.
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Governor Chafee and the RIEDC Board Move to Provide Better Access to Capital and Improve Regulatory Processes for Businesses
03/27/2012 - 09:19
Focusing on two key job growth priorities, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) Board of Directors, led by Governor Lincoln D. Chafee, today voted to adopt focused yet flexible work plans aimed at helping Rhode Island businesses gain better access to financing and streamlining state and local regulatory processes to save companies time and money.
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RIEDC Board Approves Measure Aimed at Creating 164 Full-Time Financial Services Jobs
02/28/2011 - 11:09
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved a measure on Thursday aimed at creating at least 164 new full-time financial services jobs in the state.
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Secretary of State Mollis and RIEDC Team Up to Help Rhode Island Businesses Start, Grow and Expand
08/31/2010 - 14:58
The RIEDC and Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis will join together again to assist businesses in development, growth and expansion through the We Mean Business Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.
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RIEDC Celebrates REF Grant Recipients
09/03/2009 - 23:15
The Renewable Energy Fund recently awarded 17 grants to Rhode Island communities, organizations and businesses that will fund renewable energy development projects or feasibility studies. To highlight the diverse array of renewable energy projects, the RIEDC has been hosting local events where community members, business owners, government affiliates and media have been in attendance.
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Apply Now for the 2009 Rhode Island Innovation Awards
07/28/2009 - 15:49
The Rhode Island Innovation Awards are designed to honor Rhode Island-based companies, organizations and individuals that constantly replace existing methods, models and products with better ones. Applications are due August 21!
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Renewable Energy Fund Awards Grants to 17 Local Alternative Energy Projects
06/23/2009 - 09:00
RIEDC's Renewable Energy Fund (REF) has awarded a total of $681,875 in grants to 17 local projects that will stimulate job growth in the green technology and green energy sectors of Rhode Island’s economy.
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RI-CIE Launches in Providence as Resource for Entrepreneurs
04/28/2009 - 09:59
The Rhode Island Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will formally open its headquarters at One Davol Square on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. RI-CIE is a cooperative effort among Providence, the state, Brown University, and business and economic development officials.
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Governor’s Workforce Board Awards $320,000 in Grants to Local Companies
04/27/2009 - 11:45
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), in conjunction with the Governor’s Workforce Board, today announced that four local Rhode Island companies qualified to receive more than $320,000 in workforce training grants.
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BusinessWeek Cites Providence as a “Best Small City” for Startups
04/01/2009 - 12:49
Business Week magazine has selected Providence as one of the best small cities in the country for startup companies. The magazine credited the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation’s small business support and funding that helps the state’s small businesses expand and grow.
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RIEDC 2009 Economic Growth Plan: Rhode Island, Working Again
03/24/2009 - 10:28
RIEDC’s 2009 Economic Growth Plan proposes 10 concrete action items to accelerate the pace of job growth in our state.
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RIEDC Partners with Alternative Lenders and Growth Capital Experts to Help Rhode Island Businesses Find New Sources of Capital
11/10/2008 - 12:14
RIEDC will host two financing educational seminars this month targeting the state’s small business community: “Navigating the Credit Crunch: Alternative Lending Sources” on Wednesday, November 19 at noon and “Financing Fast Growth” on Tuesday, November 25 at 10 a.m.
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Governor Carcieri, RIEDC, Rhode Island Commodores Partner to Bolster Economic Development Effort
09/30/2008 - 13:32
RIEDC attraction campaign kicks off next phase with series of regional dinners for industry executives in target sectors; seven Massachusetts companies participate in first of a regional dinner series.
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RIEDC's Saul Kaplan Discusses R.I.'s Economy with WADK's Robert Bailey
08/13/2008 - 11:14
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Saul Kaplan talks with WADK's Robert Bailey about Rhode Island's "secret sauce:" its size, on the station's Marketing and Money segment.
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Time is Running Out to Apply for the 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Awards
08/06/2008 - 13:48
The Innovation Awards, presented by the Providence Business News in partnership with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and Tech Collective, and sponsored by Cox Business, are designed to honor Rhode Island-based companies, organizations and individuals that constantly replace existing methods, models and products with better ones.
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Rhode Island Receives Top Marks in Two Economic Development Studies
08/01/2008 - 12:40
Two reports, measuring business cost and economic development climate, gave Rhode Island and Providence high marks in categories such as research and development, education climate and environmental efforts.
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RIEDC Financing Program to Create 90 New Jobs in Rhode Island
07/30/2008 - 08:48
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF) has provided expansion capital loans totaling $1.75 million, enabling four Rhode Island businesses to create more than 90 new jobs.
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Saul Kaplan: Budget Discipline is Good for R.I. Economy
07/07/2008 - 13:34
The budget passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Carcieri is good for the state’s economy. Our 2008 Economic Growth Plan made clear that the state has to get control over its spending without raising broad-based taxes. The fiscal 2009 budget does exactly that. Do not underestimate how important this is to improving our business climate and stimulating job creation.
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RIEDC, Rhode Island Commodores Partner to Launch Attraction Campaign in High-wage Sector
02/26/2008 - 15:51
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) today announced the launch of Opportunity: Rhode Island, a regional attraction campaign aimed at identifying expansion and relocation opportunities initially focused in the Financial Services, Information Technology and Digital Media, and Health and Life Sciences sectors. The campaign, funded in part by the Rhode Island Commodores, will use direct marketing, industry events and peer outreach to generate new business development leads.
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Boston’s Xconomy Commends R.I. Innovation Tax Credit
01/16/2008 - 16:29
Boston/Cambridge-based “Xconomy” applauded the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council and the state for utilizing the Innovation Tax Credit, a targeted tax credit of up to $100,000, to stimulate investment in high-wage sectors.
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Saul Kaplan: The promise of financial services
11/05/2007 - 04:00
Financial services companies in Rhode Island employ more than 26,000 people (an increase from 21,000 jobs in 1997) and bring in more than $1.5 billion in wages to the state each year. In 2006, the industry was one of the strongest contributors to the state economy. Despite these impressive statistics, Rhode Island can and should do more to cultivate this important business cluster. We have a lot to gain by doing so.
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Fidelity Constructing Largest Office Building in Rhode Island
10/17/2007 - 16:35
Fidelity Investments, one of the world's largest providers of financial services, is in the midst of building its next office building in its 500-acre Smithfield campus. When completed, the 577,000-square-foot, four-level structure will be the largest office building in the state and will house at least 1,000 employees by the third quarter of 2008.