PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement, on the day before Christmas Eve and the first day of Hanukkah: «The holiday season is a time to come together as Rhode Islanders and look to a bright and peaceful future with hope and optimism. We have so many blessings all around […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined state and local officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the relocation and expansion of A.T. Cross. The famed pen manufacturer will expand operations, add jobs, and open a new storefront in the new Providence location, which would not have been possible without incentives from the […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Rhode Island’s Electoral College convened to cast their votes for president and vice president. The four Presidential Electors – Representative Grace Diaz, Frank J. Montanaro, Herbert Claiborne Pell, and L. Susan Weiner – cast their votes for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. The historic ceremony began at noon when the Kentish […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced that global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson intends to open its new health technology center in Rhode Island. The center will specialize in optimizing information technology and data analytics to create software applications that will serve to improve health outcomes. The center expects to fill approximately […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) is one of four Rhode Island presidential electors who will be casting a vote for president when the Electoral College meets Monday, Dec. 19. Federal law provides that the college must meet in their respective states on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Jobs are up and the unemployment rate is down, building on the last report in a steady, upward trend,» Raimondo said. «Rhode Island is on the move – just this week, we made two major economic […]Load more...
Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that Wexford Science & Technology has secured two anchor tenants for its Innovation Center, a $150-million, commercial development in the Innovation and Design District, also known as the I-195 land. The Innovation Center has secured leases with the Cambridge Innovation Center and Brown University’s School of Professional Studies in […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Outdoor Recreation Council, created by Governor Gina M. Raimondo and composed of government, community and industry leaders, will release its Final Report tomorrow on the state of outdoor recreation in Rhode Island. Raimondo established the Council in January 2016 to develop a strategy to promote and expand the state’s […]Load more...
Over 1,500 students, faculty, and business leaders from across the state coming together to continue to advance computer science learning in RI PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Building off last week’s visit from U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. to Rhode Island highlighting our state’s leadership on computer science, the Governor will deliver remarks at […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join representatives from Wexford Science & Technology, Cambridge Innovation Center, Brown University, and Mayor Jorge Elorza on Tuesday, December 13 at 10:00 a.m. at Brown University’s Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics offices. They will discuss Wexford’s agreement with the state and anchor tenants Cambridge […]Load more...