News - RI Nexus
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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InQuest Technologies Celebrates the Relocation of its International Headquarters from Massachusetts to Rhode Island
02/11/2009 - 04:00
InQuest Technologies, Inc., held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of their new corporate headquarters in Providence, RI.
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RI Nexus Kicks Off the ‘RI Nexus College Tour’ at JWU
09/24/2008 - 08:47
RI Nexus to visit Rhode Island colleges to raise awareness among students about internships, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities within the state's burgeoning info-tech and digital sector.
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Local Company Achieves "Top 25" Status for iPhone Application
08/25/2008 - 10:25
nFinity Inc., a Rhode Island software development company with offices in Smithfield, has developed a voice recorder application for the iPhone that is now ranked one of the "Top 25 Paid Apps" purchased by iPhone users.
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Rhode Island Receives Top Marks for Internet Speed
08/25/2008 - 10:07
In the recently published 2008, “A Report on Internet Speeds in All 50 States” by Speed Matters, Rhode Island ranked number one in the nation in download speed for the second year in a row.
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A note from RIEDC Executive Director Saul Kaplan
06/27/2008 - 11:50
Last week, the Milken Institute’s State Technology and Science Index confirmed that Rhode Island has made progress in its effort to become a regional and national hub for science, technology and innovation. Milken’s Index uses a variety of indicators to measure how well each state is performing in today’s global knowledge-based economy.
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Strong Showing for Providence in 'Cybercities' Report
06/25/2008 - 14:25
The American Electronics Association's 2008 Cybercities report ranked the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area as one of the nation's top cities in several areas measuring the technology industry.
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RI Nexus Expands Activities, Announces New Collaboration with Providence Geeks
06/10/2008 - 11:59
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has announced the next phase of activity for RI Nexus, the RIEDC program dedicated to information sharing and community building in the state's info-tech and digital media (ITDM) sector. Activities will include improvements to the RINexus.com online hub, an expanded line-up of events and activities and a deepened partnership with Providence Geeks, the group co-founded by RI Nexus program director Jack Templin.
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Two EDC Initiatives Cited as PBN 2007 Stories of the Year
01/07/2008 - 17:20
RI Nexus, the EDC's online hub for the state's info-tech and digital media community, and the agency's quick response to expedite the permitting process for Johnston’s FM Global - ensuring the company stayed in Rhode Island, were named two of the top 10 stories of the year by the Providence Business News.
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Jack Templin - R.I. Should Nurture Info-Tech Gem
12/10/2007 - 14:51
At a time in Rhode Island's history when it's easy to be cynical about the future of our economy, the state's info-tech and digital media sector is a hidden gem.
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Next-Gen Working Space Discussion Draws More Than 100 Participants
12/06/2007 - 18:43
A lively mix of entrepreneurs, artists, web designers and business owners made for interesting conversation at the December 6 RI Nexus event — From Coworking to Fab Labs: Creating Next-Gen Working Environments for RI's Info-Tech and Digital Media Community. More than 100 people met at the RIEDC's Providence offices to hear what a six-person panel had to say on the latest trends in next generation spaces for creative and high-wage sectors, such as the info-tech and digital media industry.
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RI NEXUS to Connect State's Info-Tech and Digital Media Community
09/19/2007 - 03:00
Rhode Island's Information Technology and Digital Media sector now has an online community to collaborate, connect and share ideas - RI Nexus.com. An online hub for Rhode Island's ITDM community, RI Nexus.com will be officially launched at the Providence Geeks' monthly dinner held on Wednesday, September 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the AS220 in downtown Providence.