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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The updated Rhode Island incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of Rhode Island economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.

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Less Is More In New England

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The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2017 was 4.3 Franklin’s Tri-County Regional Technical High School offers programs in manufacturing, engineering, technology, electrical wiring technology, metal fabrication, computer information systems and more.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Equipment or transmission lines used directly in producing or transmitting electrical power, but not including distribution.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The COMMERCIAL FISHING AND AGRICULTURE BANK provides loans to fishing, tourism, natural resources and agriculture-based projects.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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GSA is ahead of schedule in reducing its potable water and electricity use. Bank of America. Byrne Electrical Specialists. JMPE Electrical Engineering. Schneider-Electric. GSA reduced emissions from federal buildings more than 20 percent compared with 2008. That incredible reduction led all federal agencies.