Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
Rhode Island Commerce is the official economic development organization for the State of Rhode Island. The mission of Rhode Island Commerce is to work with public, private and non-profit partners to create the conditions for businesses in all sectors to thrive and to improve the quality of life for our citizens by promoting the state's long-term economic health and prosperity.www.commerceri.com
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Oct 15, 2026
Mark MontaltoGUEST
If not, if, I mean, some people are spending B money, but Rhode Island isn't sadly not yet.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
Anyway, they spent a little bit of money, but I certainly wouldn't blame Rhode Island commerce.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
In fact, I would take and talk about Brian Thorne and Daniela.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
Fairchild over there at Rhode Island Commerce.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
I don't know how they've stayed on that bucking bronco for as long as they have.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
They've done a wonderful job.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
They have nice policy backgrounds, but nothing in the technology space.
Mark MontaltoGUEST
So we speak to them probably every other week and a half for years now.
Ken BlockGUEST
So my job as governor is to sit with those municipalities and urge them to the highest level to please get your act together.
Ken BlockGUEST
Because the job of the EDC, whatever you want to say about the EDC is the Economic Development Corporation.
Ken BlockGUEST
It's a commerce corporation.
Ken BlockGUEST
It's a commerce corporation.
Ken BlockGUEST
Whatever they call it now.
Ken BlockGUEST
That's right.
Ken BlockGUEST
They're no longer the EDC.
Ken BlockGUEST
It's not the EDC.
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Bill BartholomewHOST
Speaking with Stephen Pryor, he is the Commerce Secretary for the state of Rhode Island about specifically a forum held recently that the Commerce Department put on Futures Forum in Newport that was really just a combination of leaders' locally and nationally, actually globally, in the blue economy super sector that included everything from offshore wind to defense to wave-powered energy.
Bill BartholomewHOST
I mean, we should get into that briefly before the end of this interview because that's just one of those things you go, wow, well, that has the chance to change everything.
Bill BartholomewHOST
And this is the real stuff.