News
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Governor, RIDOT, RIEDC, and City of Providence Release I-195 Surplus Land Report
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 12:12
The Office of Governor Donald L. Carcieri, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), and the City of Providence have released the “Rhode Island Interstate 195 Relocation Surplus Land: Redevelopment and Marketing Analysis.”
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Mayor Cicilline Joins State Officials in Announcing Alteris Renewables Offices Locating in Providence
Wednesday, August 5, 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.
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Slater-Backed Cardiorobotics Closes $11.6 Million Series A Financing
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - 12:57
The Slater Technology Fund announced today that one of its portfolio companies, Cardiorobotics, Inc., has closed on an $11.6-million Series A financing. Slater participated in the financing round, which was led by Eagle Ventures.
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CVS Caremark Partners with State and Local Agencies to Recruit and Train Pharmacy Techs for New Customer Care Center
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 10:41
CVS Caremark announced today that it is partnering with several state and local agencies in Rhode Island to recruit and train certified pharmacy technicians for jobs at its new Pharmacy Customer Care Center in Cumberland, RI.
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Providence Business News Selects RIEDC’s Julian Dash as 40 Under Forty Winner
Wednesday, July 1, 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.
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Governor Carcieri Hails Deepwater Wind Rhode Island Lease Agreement at Quonset Business Park
Tuesday, June 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.
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Rhode Island Leaders Collaborate on Roadmap for the State’s Green Economy
Friday, June 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.
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Renewable Energy Fund Awards Grants to 17 Local Alternative Energy Projects
Tuesday, June 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
Thursday, June 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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STAC Appoints New Co-Chair, Members
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 12:04
Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced the appointment of David M. Farmer, PhD, FRS, FRSC, Dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, as co-chair of the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council.
