Innovation Corridors Have Economic Assets Driving Business Growth
By actively putting together the resources needed for innovative companies to survive and thrive, innovation districts and corridors have found a recipe for success.
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2019 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards Project of the Year: Electric Boat Corp. to Expand Submarine Production in Rhode Island
The 1,300-job project will allow the company to annually produce three Virginia-class submarines.Regional Report: A Slow, But Steady Pace of Economic Growth for the New England States
Although growth had been lagging in the New England States, they’re now catching up to the rest of the nation in terms of economic recovery.Higher Ed for Hire: Providing Fuel for High-demand, High-skilled Jobs
Long-term university-industry partnerships, agile community college curriculums and creative government funding are providing the “secret sauce” for workforce development and a supportive pipeline for future regional industrial growth.
Rhode Island Basic Business Taxes
Corporate Tax Reduction, Film and Television Industry Incentives, Motion Picture Production Tax Credit, Financial Service Industry Incentives, Deregulation of Commercial Lines, Gross Premiums Tax Credits in Enterprise Zones, Income Apportionment - Depository Institutions, Income Apportionment, Credit Card Banks, Income Apportionment, Regulated Investment Companies & Securities Brokerage, Income Apportionment, Retirement and Pension Plans, Insurance Company Retaliatory Tax Exemption, Intangible Personal Property Sales Tax Exemption, Interest, International Investment Management Fee Income Tax Exemption, Interstate Banking, Mutual Insurance Holding Companies, Protected Cell Companies, Telecommunication Sales Tax Exemption, Foreign Trade Zone 105, General Business Taxes, Historic Homeowner Tax Credit, Workforce Development Tax Credit, Adult Education Tax Credit, Employer's Apprenticeship Tax Credit, Educational Assistance and Development Credit, Job Training Grants, Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit, High Performance Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit, Business Income Apportionment for Manufacturers, Apportionment Exclusion for Medical & Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Innovation Tax Credit, Jobs Growth Act of 2005, Bonus Program Private Participation, Child and Adult Daycare Tax Credit, Hazardous Waste Facilities Amortization, Hiring of Unemployed or Low-Income Residents, Natural Disaster Rebuilding, Top Personal Income Tax, Research & Development Expense Credit, Manufacturing Fuels & Raw Materials, Scientific EquipmentRhode Island Direct Financial Incentives
Rhode Island's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.Regional Report: New England Joining the Economic-Recovery Bandwagon
As a prime recipient of venture-capital investment, the New England region is continuing to attract entrepreneurs and grow jobs.Regional Report: Slow But Steady Economic Growth in New England States
Jobs are coming back slowly in New England, with aerospace/defense, bioscience, and fulfillment centers taking the lead.Rhode Island Direct Financial Incentives
Rhode Island's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.Sustainability: The “Invisible Hand” Shapes Next-Generation Location Selection
Companies that view their location strategies through a “sustainability filter” are more likely to achieve competitive advantage and long-term stakeholder value.Regional Report: Incentives Attracting Firms to the New England States
Some new and creative incentive programs are being provided in the Mid-Atlantic States to help drive the region’s high-tech and other industries.Leading Locations for 2013: The New England MSAs
The number-one Leading Location in the New England region is Framingham, Massachusetts, which has been recognized for its high quality of life and high-tech work force. Three other Massachusetts MSAs also place on the top-10 list for the region — Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Barnstable Town, and Peabody.Leading Locations for 2013: The MSAs with Strongest Prime Work Force Growth
REVISED 6/10 - In most of the cities that rank well in our "Prime Work Force" indicators, you will find a an abundance of culture and a strong higher education presence providing the kind of technology-transfer capacity that attracts a talented labor pool, sparks entrepreneurial activity, and provides an attractive destination for the types of startups and advanced manufacturing companies that are propelling metropolitan economics.Regional Review: New England States Target Industry Niches
New England’s industry strengths are derived from professional business services, software and high-tech advanced manufacturing, product and component parts, and suppliers to the auto, computer, and aerospace and defense industry.