A Bryant University study will show how Quonset Business Park, home to 200 companies, has become a key part of the state economy. By Mark Schieldrop (Patch Staff) - September 23, 2016 11:11 am ET

Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 10:46 am BY PBN STAFF The winner of the fourth Get Started Rhode Island pitch competition put on by Cox Business and Inc. Magazine believes that information technology can empower food service enterprises, from restaurants to universities, to prepare fresher, sustainable food for their customers. And at the same time, farmers can use the technology to find a more robust and consistent marketplace for their goods.

September 7, 2016 01:07AM By Anna Maria Della Costa Sun staff writer WESTERLY — Thomas McLaughlin knows a good steppingstone when he sees one. It's the reason he enrolled in Westerly High School's new Pathways in Technology Early College, or P-TECH, program.

New innovation vouchers, InnovateNewport coworking space and P-TECH grants approved at November board meeting Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Board of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation last night approved six local companies to receive the next round of Innovation Voucher awards: Aquanis,...

The Small Business Assistance Program joins the Commerce Corporation's suite of tools to help businesses in Rhode Island grow and succeed The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that Small Business Assistance Program, a new program aiding eligible small businesses in obtaining the

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor today announced the appointment of Scottye Lindsey as Rhode Island's next director of the Department of Business Regulation (DBR). "I am laser-focused on improving our businesses climate so we can help existing businesses...