Commerce RI

About

Commerce RI is the official economic development organization for the state of Rhode Island.

Story

The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (Commerce RI) is the full service, official economic development organization for the state of Rhode Island. A quasi-public agency, the Corporation serves as a government and community resource to help streamline the business expansion in, and relocation to, Rhode Island. The agency assists companies with commercial real estate, business financing, workforce training and other relevant issues.

Mission

Job creation, job retention, job attraction.

Commerce RI's mission is to create jobs, help companies expand and develop their workforce, and identify opportunities to bring new companies into our state.

We offer a host of programs, both in-house and in collaboration with partner organizations, to support the businesses of Rhode Island and to achieve the goals of job retention and sustainable job growth.

Our immediate focus is to preserve and retain jobs in an economic climate of high unemployment and unprecedented uncertainty. Our strategy for Rhode Island’s long-term economic vitality is to enrich Rhode Island’s economy with knowledge-based and innovation industries that will provide more high-wage job opportunities, and be competitive in the global economy.

Commerce RI is on the ground, offering immediate help to Rhode Island’s employers, within a clear long-term strategy to build for a prosperous future.