Rhode Island Commerce

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Last activity: 07.11.2026

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We're people helping people build Rhode Island's economy. As the state's economic development agency

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Location

Nicaragua, Región Autónoma del Caribe Sur, Providencia

Employees

51-200

Phone

+1 401-278-9100

Founded date

1995

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Nov 5, 2026	Governor McKee, RI Commerce Nominate 25 Census Tracts to be Designated as Federal Opportunity Zones	U.S. Department of the Treasury program encourages long-term investment and economic revitalization within designated census tracts by providing federal tax incentives to attract private investment. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – November 4, 2026 – Gov...
Nov 5, 2026	McKee Administration Announces Incentives for Economic Development and Job Growth	RI Commerce Board awards more than $3.9 million in incentives to support building of a new school, development of new housing units, expansion of local businesses, and creation of new jobs PROVIDENCE, R.I. – November 4, 2026 – Governor Dan ...
Oct 14, 2026	Rhode Island Commerce Now Accepting Innovation Voucher Grant Applications	Program provides up to $75,000 to support research and development innovation. Application Deadline: November 3 at 5:00 p.m. ET PROVIDENCE, R.I. – October 13, 2026 – Rhode Island Commerce is now accepting Innovation Voucher program applicat...
Sep 29, 2026	McKee Administration Announces Investments in Innovation for Small Businesses and High-Growth Start	12 organizations awarded more than $820,000 in Network Matching Grants with the RI Department of Administration and in Innovation Vouchers; update provided on Invention Incentive Program awards PROVIDENCE, R.I. – September 28, 2026 – Govern...
Sep 9, 2026	RI Commerce and the RI Department of Administration Open Network Matching Grant Applications	Funding available to organizations that provide technical assistance, space on flexible terms, and/or access to capital to small and underserved businesses. Deadline to apply: Friday, September 18, 2026, by 5:00pm EST Providence, R.I. – Sep...
Aug 25, 2026	McKee Administration Approves Incentives for Economic Development and Job Creation	PROVIDENCE, R.I. – August 25, 2026 – Governor Dan McKee, Chair of the Rhode Island Commerce Board, announced that the board awarded economic development incentives to 111 Westminster Street, also known as the “Superman Building,” and SEACOR...
Jul 28, 2026	McKee Administration Announces Incentives for Economic Development Projects Across Rhode Island	Rhode Island Commerce Board Awards nearly $3 million in Main Street and Site Readiness incentives to support business growth, local municipalities, and developers throughout the state. Providence, R.I. – July 27, 2026 – Governor Dan McKee, ...
Jul 1, 2026	McKee Administration Announces $8 Million in Incentives for Job Growth and Innovation	RHODE ISLAND, June 30 - Published on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Awards by the Rhode Island Commerce Board include $6.2 million in tax credits to Raytheon to support the creation of 150 new jobs over 10 years PROVIDENCE, RI— Governor Dan McKee...
Jun 26, 2026	Rhode Island Commerce Opens Applications for Innovation Voucher Grants	PROVIDENCE, R.I. – June 26, 2026 – Rhode Island Commerce is now accepting applications for its Innovation Voucher Program. Innovation Vouchers are grants that fund strategic investments in local businesses to catalyze growth through researc...
Oct 18, 2024	State, School Leaders Mark Rhode Island Farm to School Month, Highlight Lunch Room Learning Event at Warwick's Norwood Elementary School	Published on Friday, October 18, 2024 WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Farm to School (RIF2S) Network, Superintendent of Warwick Public Schools Lynn Dambruch, Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition (RIHSC) Co-Director Kelly Swanson, and repre...
Jan 23, 2024	ITCube Solutions Honoured as ‘Future of Work- Best Place to Work’ at Go Global Awards 2023	The annual 'Go Global Awards' is a three-day event, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating global organizations that contribute to driving the economy forward with their services, innovative initiatives, strategies, and more. In...
Aug 5, 2020	Ocean State Update: The biggest Rhode Island tech & startup news from July	At the end of every month, we recap the biggest tech and startup happenings in Rhode Island. We have an archive of past roundups here. To get this info weekly (Tuesday afternoons, to be exact), sign up for the Rhode Island Inno Beat newslet...
Aug 4, 2020	Ocean State Update: The biggest Rhode Island tech & startup news from July	At the end of every month, we recap the biggest tech and startup happenings in Rhode Island. We have an archive of past roundups here. To get this info weekly (Tuesday afternoons, to be exact), sign up for the Rhode Island Inno Beat newslet...
Apr 29, 2020	Morning Brief: Solar and wind are the cheapest new sources of electricity, Appalachian Power halts distributed projects	Solar and wind are the cheapest new sources of electricity in at least two-thirds of the world’s population, according to a new BloombergNEF report. The report finds that the levelized cost of electricity for onshore wind projects has falle...
Apr 6, 2020	COVID-19 Resources for Startups, State-by-State	Welcome to our state directory for startups seeking COVID-19 resources! Last month we whittled the plethora of resources available down to the essentials here. We certainly weren’t the first to provide a guide, and we realized that with the...
Jul 24, 2018	Another Round of Innovation Voucher Winners Announced	Two more Rhode Island companies are the recipients of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation's Innovation Vouchers. Woonsocket-based American Cord & Webbing and Providence-based Pilgrim Screw Corporation received grants worth $50,00...
May 28, 2018	MassChallenge Rhode Island Announces New Cohort	MassChallenge Rhode Island has announced the 30 participating startups in its first-ever cohort. A group of judges chose the organizations from nearly 400 applications, "based on their potential to create widespread impact," MassC...
Apr 30, 2018	Ocean State Update: The Biggest Rhode Island Tech & Startup News from April	At the end of every month, we recap the biggest tech and startup happenings in Rhode Island. We have an archive of past roundups here. To get this info weekly (Tuesday afternoons, to be exact), sign up for the Rhode Island Inno Beat newslet...
Feb 8, 2018	MassChallenge Launches Applications for the 2018 Boston and Rhode Island Accelerators	BOSTON, FEB. 8 MassChallenge a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced that applications for the Boston and Rhode Island programs are now open. Collectively, these accelerators will support up to 150 high-impact ...
Jan 25, 2018	MassChallenge Expands Footprint to Serve High-Impact Entrepreneurs in Rhode Island	Program to Tap Local Innovation Ecosystem and Global Resources in Boston Headquarters JAN. 25 MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, today announced the launch of its newest program in Rhode Island. Through co...
Nov 20, 2017	A Conversation with Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor: Streetscape and Small Business Funds	We at Rhode Island Inno spoke with Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, discussing a number of innovation-spurring initiatives at the state level. In this piece, we wanted to highlight the part of the conversation where we discu...
Oct 26, 2017	These R.I. Companies Have Won Innovation Vouchers in 2017 – Part Two	Facilitated by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, the Innovation Voucher program was created to increase research and development work in the Ocean State. In its second year, the program provides enterprises employing less than 500 work...
Oct 25, 2017	These R.I. Companies Have Won Innovation Vouchers in 2017 - Part One	Facilitated by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, the Innovation Voucher program was created to increase research and development work in the Ocean State. In its second year, the program provides enterprises employing less than 500 work...

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FAQ about Rhode Island Commerce

When was Rhode Island Commerce founded?

Rhode Island Commerce was founded in 1995.

What has the press written about Rhode Island Commerce?

Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Rhode Island Commerce, among them “Governor McKee, RI Commerce Nominate 25 Census Tracts to be Designated as Federal Opportunity Zones” (Nov 5, 2026) and “McKee Administration Announces Incentives for Economic Development and Job Growth” (Nov 5, 2026).

Is Rhode Island Commerce still active?

Yes, Rhode Island Commerce is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 7, 2026.