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Energy Auditor Job Training Class
The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living, in partnership with the Community College of RI, proudly presents an Energy Auditor Job Training class that begins this month.
Start or Expand Your Career in the field of Residential Energy Efficiency! Build your resume with 9 state and nationally recognized certifications! Learn Hands-on with some of the State’s best known experts!
This Program Will Begin the Week of March 29th, 2010.
NEW ABC TV PILOT TO FILM IN RI
The Rhode Island Film & TV Office is pleased to announce that a new television pilot, BODY OF EVIDENCE, is slated to start filming in various locations throughout our State in March 2010. Pre-production has begun.
ABC Studios is returning to Rhode Island with a procedural drama that centers on a brilliant and tenacious female Medical Examiner, Megan Hunt. Her background as a neurosurgeon gives her a unique and refreshing crime-solving perspective, one that often puts her at odds with just about everyone who crosses her path.
New RIEDC Director Keith Stokes discusses his vision for Rhode Island
New RIEDC Director Keith Stokes discusses his vision for Rhode Island this morning at the Greater Providence Chamber's Business Over Easy. Laurie White, President of the Chamber, was the facilitator of the event.
Governor Carcieri Appoints Members to RIEDC Board of Directors
Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced appointments to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board of Directors. The appointments are subject to the review and consent of the Rhode Island State Senate.
Five Questions With: Adam Quinlan
Business owners struggling to obtain credit – or preparing to seek loans – now have a place to turn for free advice. The R.I. Economic Development Corporation’s “Every Company Counts” program is launching “Financial Fridays,” which will offer a chance for business people to ask questions of Adam Quinlan, vice president at Coventry Credit Union. The sessions will be held the second Friday of every month at the EDC’s Providence office.
Office of Energy Resources Offers Renewable Energy Grants to Rhode Islanders through Recovery Act
The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources today announced that the Office is accepting grant applications for non-utility scale renewable energy projects in Rhode Island. The grants, totaling $8,395,000, are funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and are available to Rhode Island residents, businesses, municipalities, non-profit organizations, academic institutions. The grants are designed to help pay for up to 25 percent of the up front costs of renewable energy projects.
Coastal Housing gets wind-power grant
Coastal Housing Corp. has been awarded a state grant through the Economic Development Corporation’s Renewable Energy Fund to finance a wind assessment at the site of Quaker Manor and Quaker Estates, housing developments for the elderly off Route 138 in Portsmouth.
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The Guest is Always Right
It’s one of the hardest things to admit, especially if you know deep down inside that you are right, not the Guest. This is the greatest lesson to learn when talking about Guest Relations because you can’t just say the Guest is right, you have to believe they are.
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