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• Governor Carcieri and RIEDC Executive Director to Tour R.I's Emerging Information, Manufacturing and Green Energy Companies

  03/03/2010 - 14:32

  Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the RIEDC today announced several planned tours of Rhode Island-based small businesses operating in the state’s emerging growth sectors: information technology, advanced manufacturing and green energy.

• Senate Confirms RIEDC Executive Director Keith Stokes, New RIEDC Board Members

  02/12/2010 - 14:04

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation announced that Keith W. Stokes was unanimously confirmed as the agency’s executive director by the Senate. The Senate also confirmed Carcieri’s 12 nominees to RIEDC’s Board of Directors.

• RIEDC and State Leaders Unveil Strategic Roadmap for Advancing Rhode Island’s Green Economy at Collaborative Forum

  02/09/2010 - 10:16

  Ret. U.S. Army General Wesley Clark serves as keynote speaker as more than 200 thought leaders plan next steps for Rhode Island’s emerging green sector

• Office of Energy Resources Offers Renewable Energy Grants to Rhode Islanders through Recovery Act

  01/11/2010 - 16:39

  The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources today announced that the Office is accepting grant applications for non-utility scale renewable energy projects in Rhode Island.  The grants, totaling $8,395,000, are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and are available to Rhode Island residents, businesses, municipalities, non-profit organizations, academic institutions.  The grants are designed to help pay for up to 25 percent of the up front costs of renewable energy projects. 

• Deepwater Wind and National Grid Sign 20-Year Power-Purchase Agreement for Offshore Wind Energy

  12/10/2009 - 17:04

  Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced that Deepwater Wind and National Grid have signed a 20-year, power-purchase agreement, marking a significant milestone in Rhode Island’s path toward developing the nation’s first offshore wind farm and establishing a green-collar industry. The agreement marks only the nation’s second such power-purchase agreement for renewable, offshore wind energy. 

• RIEDC Board of Directors Approve Funding for Three Renewable Energy Projects

  11/30/2009 - 13:20

  On November 23, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors voted in favor to partially fund three projects put forth by the Renewable Energy Fund (REF). The funding will support the installation of two solar systems and a wind turbine.

• Rhode Island Ranks in Top 10 for Energy Efficiency

  10/26/2009 - 14:30

  Rhode Island is now ranked the 9th most energy efficient state for 2009, according to a survey conducted by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.  This is up from its rank of 11 in 2008. 

• Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Releases 2009 Economic Growth Plan Review and Report

  10/06/2009 - 14:46

  The RIEDC has completed a comprehensive review of its activities since the initial release of its 2009 Economic Growth Plan. Central to this review are details surrounding the ongoing efforts of the plan and new initiatives to get Rhode Island Working Again.

• RIEDC Approves $1.2 Million in Renewable Energy Funding

  09/22/2009 - 14:42

  The RIEDC's Board of Directors and Interim Executive Director approved over $1.2 million in funding from the Corporation’s Renewable Energy Fund for eight renewable energy projects. The awards will create an estimated 21 full and 100 part-time positions.

• 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.

• Mayor Cicilline Joins State Officials in Announcing Alteris Renewables Offices Locating in Providence

  08/05/2009 - 15:03

  Mayor David N. Cicilline, along with state economic development officials, announced the opening of the new offices of Alteris Renewables, Inc. - the largest renewable energy systems installer in the Northeast – in Providence. 

• 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!

• Providence Business News Selects RIEDC’s Julian Dash as 40 Under Forty Winner

  07/01/2009 - 11:44

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation today announced that the Providence Business News has named the agency’s director of the Renewable Energy Fund, Julian Dash, as a 40 under Forty winner.

   

• Governor Carcieri Hails Deepwater Wind Rhode Island Lease Agreement at Quonset Business Park

  06/30/2009 - 09:09

  Governor Carcieri today hailed the Quonset Development Corporation Board of Directors’ approval of a development agreement to lease 117 acres to Deepwater Wind Rhode Island, LLC in the Quonset Business Park for the development of the company’s regional manufacturing facility and its regional development headquarters.

• Rhode Island Leaders Collaborate on Roadmap for the State’s Green Economy

  06/26/2009 - 09:17

  Governor Donald L. Carcieri, House Speaker William J. Murphy, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation hosted the Green Economy Roundtable, aimed at identifying the state’s unique green economic opportunities and accelerating green-sector job growth. The event was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings in Warwick, Rhode Island.

• 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.

• Rhode Island Innovation Network Holds Kick-Off Event

  06/18/2009 - 13:54

  A half-day workshop was the kickoff event for the Rhode Island Innovation Network and Business Development Program.

• RIEDC Holds Fourth Annual Defense and Oceans Day

  05/26/2009 - 08:30

  Leaders from the Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center,  URI’s Center for Ocean Exploration and Deepwater Wind discuss visions for the future.

• REF, DEM, Senator Reed Celebrate Wind Turbine at Salty Brine Beach

  05/05/2009 - 12:32

  RIEDC's Renewable Energy Fund joined the Department of Environmental Management and Senator Jack Reed to mark the groundbreaking of a wind turbine project at Salty Brine State Beach in Narragansett.  The Renewable Energy Fund, provided a $32,175 grant for funding of the wind turbine.

• 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.

• RIEDC is now on Twitter

  04/15/2009 - 10:47

  Stay on top of the latest economic development news and events. Follow RIEDC on Twitter:

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• STAC Launches Comprehensive Searchable Database for Federal Funding Opportunities

  04/06/2009 - 13:23

  The Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council has expanded its website to assist science and technology researchers and enterprises in pursuing stimulus funding opportunities.

• 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.

• Renewable Energy Takes Center Stage as Massive Wind Turbine Transported by Barge across Narragansett Bay

  02/06/2009 - 15:07

  Illustrating Quonset’s potential as a Center for the emerging renewable energy industry and Governor Carcieri’s commitment to developing the state as a major hub in the renewable energy field a massive wind turbine was loaded onto a barge for transportation across Narragansett Bay today.

• STAC Releases 2009 Report and Recommendations, Urges Support for RI Research Alliance and Entrepreneurship Center

  01/28/2009 - 11:17

  STAC presented Governor Donald L. Carcieri and the Rhode Island General Assembly with a set of recommendations calling for timely, targeted and transformative investments to support discovery and innovation and its transfer into the marketplace.

• STAC Awards 23 Scientists, 10 Institutions Funding for Collaborative Projects

  01/28/2009 - 10:33

  The Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) today announced the awardees of the 2009 Collaborative Research Award program.  The awards will support seven projects, representing 23 scientists from 10 organizations throughout Rhode Island.

• RIEDC’s Renewable Energy Fund Awards First Municipal Grant

  01/21/2009 - 08:20

  RIEDC’s Renewable Energy Fund (REF) Awards First Municipal Grant Town of Jamestown receives $30,000 for wind energy feasibility study.

• RIEDC Releases Renewable Energy Fund Application

  12/18/2008 - 11:57

  RIEDC now accepting financing applications for renewable energy projects that have the potential to make electricity in a cleaner, more sustainable manner and stimulate job growth for the state

• RIEDC Seeks Job Growth in Green Sectors, Focuses Renewable Energy Fund on Energy Independence and Economic Development Potential

  11/24/2008 - 17:34

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) today announced its plans for managing the state’s Renewable Energy Fund (REF) and made a new commitment to stimulate job growth in green technology / green energy sectors of Rhode Island’s economy.

• Report Names Rhode Island Top Performer in the 2008 State New Economy Index

  11/18/2008 - 11:42

  Rhode Island was cited as a top performer in the 2008 State New Economy Index, a report published by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Released today, the 2008 Index ranked Rhode Island 11th in the nation in a state-by-state analysis of how state economies are transitioning to economic development strategies that focus on the creation and retention of high-wage jobs in growth industries. Rhode Island has moved up four places from its 2007 Index position, and has moved up from 29th when the Index was first issued in 1999.

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