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• Governor Carcieri, RIEDC, Rhode Island Commodores Partner to Bolster Economic Development Effort

  09/30/2008 - 12:32

  RIEDC attraction campaign kicks off next phase with series of regional dinners for industry executives in target sectors; seven Massachusetts companies participate in first of a regional dinner series.

• Rhode Island Research Alliance Grant Program to Invest Additional $1.4 Million in Collaborative Research

  09/29/2008 - 08:36

  The Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council’s (STAC) Rhode Island Research Alliance program today announced that it will invest an additional $1.4 million in research that promotes collaboration across the state's academic and commercial institutions. The program will continue to support catalytic, collaborative research that 1) represents discoveries likely to deliver value to Rhode Island’s citizens 2) has strong technology development and/or commercialization potential and 3) is well-positioned to attract follow-on funding from federal agencies, corporations and/or foundations.

• RI Nexus Kicks Off the ‘RI Nexus College Tour’ at JWU

  09/24/2008 - 07:47

  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.

• Concordia Opens New Warwick Facility

  09/12/2008 - 08:50

  State officials including Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) Executive Director, Saul Kaplan and Slater Technology Fund Managing Senior Managing Director Richard Horan were on hand September 10 to celebrate the opening of Concordia Medical’s new medical manufacturing facility in Warwick.

• RIEDC, Providence Business News Honors 2008 Innovation Award Winners

  09/11/2008 - 13:55

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) and the Providence Business News (PBN) honored the winners of this year’s 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Awards at a gala event on September 18 at the Kirkbrae Country Club. Launched in 2006, the Innovation Awards celebrate Rhode Island companies, organizations and individuals that have made innovation central to their work.

• STAC Named 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Champion

  09/11/2008 - 08:25

  The Providence Business News has named the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council the 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Champion, as part of the PBN/Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Innovation Awards.

• Location Inc.’s Neighborhood Search Engine Launches v2.0

  08/25/2008 - 09:38

  NeighborhoodScout, a nationwide neighborhood search engine for homebuyers, movers and real estate professionals, launched its version 2.0 on August 13.

• Local Company Achieves "Top 25" Status for iPhone Application

  08/25/2008 - 09:25

  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.

• Rhode Island Receives Top Marks for Internet Speed

  08/25/2008 - 09:07

  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.

• RIEDC's Saul Kaplan Discusses R.I.'s Economy with WADK's Robert Bailey

  08/13/2008 - 10:14

  Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Saul Kaplan talks with WADK's Robert Bailey about Rhode Island's "secret sauce:" its size, on the station's Marketing and Money segment.

• RIEDC, Cox Communications, Raytheon, Rite-Solutions and Teknor Apex Launch Summer Teacher Training Initiative

  08/12/2008 - 09:57

  In an effort to encourage yearlong teacher professional learning opportunities in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) announced the creation of Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT2) - Rhode Island, a statewide pilot program that allows teachers to work for a summer at a company where they explore real world industry applications of STEM.

• Time is Running Out to Apply for the 2008 Rhode Island Innovation Awards

  08/06/2008 - 12:48

  The Innovation Awards, presented by the Providence Business News in partnership with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and Tech Collective, and sponsored by Cox Business, are designed to honor Rhode Island-based companies, organizations and individuals that constantly replace existing methods, models and products with better ones.
  A short application form is due by August 20. Apply Now!

• Rhode Island Receives Top Marks in Two Economic Development Studies

  08/01/2008 - 11:40

  Two reports, measuring business cost and economic development climate, gave Rhode Island and Providence high marks in categories such as research and development, education climate and environmental efforts.

• RIEDC Financing Program to Create 90 New Jobs in Rhode Island

  07/30/2008 - 07:48

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF) has provided expansion capital loans totaling $1.75 million, enabling four Rhode Island businesses to create more than 90 new jobs.

• InQuest Technologies Announces Corporate Relocation to Rhode Island

  07/28/2008 - 12:51

  InQuest Technologies, the developer of IQ9, the leading platform for delivering web-based enterprise business applications, today announced that the company will relocate its headquarters from Southborough, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island in September 2008. InQuest will relocate approximately 20 employees when doors at the new office open this fall with plans to hire aggressively and grow this location to 50 employees.

• Saul Kaplan: Budget Discipline is Good for R.I. Economy

  07/07/2008 - 12:34

  The budget passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Carcieri is good for the state’s economy. Our 2008 Economic Growth Plan made clear that the state has to get control over its spending without raising broad-based taxes. The fiscal 2009 budget does exactly that. Do not underestimate how important this is to improving our business climate and stimulating job creation.

• A note from RIEDC Executive Director Saul Kaplan

  06/27/2008 - 10:50

  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.

• Strong Showing for Providence in 'Cybercities' Report

  06/25/2008 - 13:25

  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.

• Rhode Island Breaks Into Top 10 of Science and Technology Report

  06/20/2008 - 09:10

  Rhode Island has moved up to 10th place in the 2008 State Science and Technology Index, released by California-based Milken Institute. The report uses a host of indicators to paint a comprehensive picture of how well states are performing in today’s highly competitive knowledge-based economy.

• RI Nexus Expands Activities, Announces New Collaboration with Providence Geeks

  06/10/2008 - 10:59

  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.

• APC to Keep Corporate Headquarters in Rhode Island

  05/12/2008 - 13:28

  American Power Conversion, the global leader in integrated critical power and cooling, announced that the company will remain at its current location in South Kingstown on Fairgrounds Road. APC had been reviewing other location possibilities, but decided that the South Kingstown, Rhode Island facility best suited the company’s needs.

• Statewide Research Alliance Bolstered by Support from Brown, URI

  05/01/2008 - 08:04

  The Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) today presented its plans for expanding the Rhode Island Research Alliance and announced that Brown University and the University of Rhode Island (URI) both will contribute $25,000 to support the next phase of Research Alliance activity.

• Forensic Risk Alliance Leases Full Floor in Providence's iBuilding

  04/22/2008 - 07:54

  Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA), a leading international provider of forensic investigation and litigation support services with offices in New York and London, has entered into a lease agreement to relocate their US Headquarters to the “iBuilding” at 170 Westminster Street in Downtown Providence during the summer of 2008.

• Boston Globe: Rhode Island Makes Bid to Become Technology Hub

  02/27/2008 - 21:19

  A front page story in the business pages of the Boston Globe recently proclaimed what Rhode Islanders have known for some time: we have everything it takes to compete as a technology hub. Citing RIEDC’s plan to grow jobs in high-wage innovation economy sectors, the RI Nexus program and new tools like the Innovation Tax credit as solid proof that the state is making progress, the article also profiles local tech entrepreneurs who have chosen to locate their businesses in Rhode Island.

• RIEDC, Rhode Island Commodores Partner to Launch Attraction Campaign in High-wage Sector

  02/26/2008 - 14:51

  The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) today announced the launch of Opportunity: Rhode Island, a regional attraction campaign aimed at identifying expansion and relocation opportunities initially focused in the Financial Services, Information Technology and Digital Media, and Health and Life Sciences sectors. The campaign, funded in part by the Rhode Island Commodores, will use direct marketing, industry events and peer outreach to generate new business development leads.

• Boston’s Xconomy Commends R.I. Innovation Tax Credit

  01/16/2008 - 15:29

  Boston/Cambridge-based “Xconomy” applauded the Rhode Island Science and Technology Advisory Council and the state for utilizing the Innovation Tax Credit, a targeted tax credit of up to $100,000, to stimulate investment in high-wage sectors.

• Two EDC Initiatives Cited as PBN 2007 Stories of the Year

  01/07/2008 - 16:20

  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.

• Jack Templin - R.I. Should Nurture Info-Tech Gem

  12/10/2007 - 13:51

  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.

• Next-Gen Working Space Discussion Draws More Than 100 Participants

  12/06/2007 - 17:43

  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.

• RI NEXUS to Connect State's Info-Tech and Digital Media Community

  09/19/2007 - 02:00

  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.

• Slater Fund Poised for Progress in Fiscal 2008

  09/10/2007 - 02:00

  The Slater Technology Fund, a state-backed venture capital fund, is optimistic about prospects for 2008 after significant success in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Highlights of the previous fiscal year included a record amount of capital recovery, a near-record level of funding commitments, and renewal of annual funding from the State of Rhode Island to support the Fund's investment activities in fiscal 2008.

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