News - RIMES
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RIEDC's Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Reports Record Year for RI Businesses
06/21/2010 - 10:07
RIEDC reports that PTAC clients were awarded more than $245 million in government contracts in 2009, a more than 5 percent increase from the previous program year.
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Governor Carcieri Appoints Ioanna T. Morfessis as Executive Director of RIEDC
12/11/2009 - 12:01
Governor Donald L. Carcieri today appointed Ioanna T. Morfessis as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. As Rhode Island’s chief operating officer for economic development, the EDC Executive Director guides the state’s efforts to provide assistance to businesses, municipalities, chambers of commerce, academic institutions, and professional and civic associations. The position is subject to the advice and consent of the Rhode Island State Senate.
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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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Two RIEDC-backed initiatives awarded grants to boost state’s knowledge economy
04/01/2009 - 12:31
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation today announced that two of its programs have received Knowledge Economy Grants Awards from the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and the City of Providence.
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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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Support from RIMES Yields Increased Profits and Jobs for Local Manufacturers
10/29/2008 - 11:07
The Rhode Island Manufacturing Extension Services, a non-profit organization providing complete manufacturing solutions to Rhode Island's small and medium-sized manufacturers, announced that it has yielded a positive return of a $450,256 investment by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of 42 to 1 for the Rhode Island economy.