Six years of partnership with Rhode Island Energy
Quonset’s partnership with Rhode Island Energy (RIE) is in its sixth year and continues to advance the goals of maximizing the efficiency and sustainability of all Quonset businesses. To date, RIE has invested more than $7M in energy efficiency projects at Quonset facilities, which has saved more than 26M kilowatt-hours of electricity and 350,000 gas […]
RELEASE: State Senate Confirms Michael Sweeney to Quonset Board of Directors
Providence, RI – The Rhode Island Senate has voted to confirm Gov. Dan McKee’s appointment of Michael Sweeney to the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) Board of Directors. “Our board of directors plays a crucial role in QDC’s mission to drive economic growth, create new jobs and generate a strong tax base for Rhode Island. The […]
RELEASE: Quonset celebrates groundbreaking for new REGENT facility
Quonset, Rhode Island Leaders Kick Off Construction of REGENT’s New Seaglider Manufacturing Facility QUONSET, R.I. – Federal, state and local leaders joined the Quonset Development Corporation today for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at REGENT Craft, Inc.’s (REGENT) new seaglider manufacturing facility. REGENT, headquartered at Quonset Business Park, will lease an additional […]
Pier 1 South is open for business
As 2024 comes to a close, we are pleased to celebrate another successful year at the Quonset Business Park. Recently, we cut the ribbon to reopen the Port of Davisville’s Pier 1 South Face after 19 months of construction. The project replaced more than 1,500 wooden pilings that had been supporting the pier in Narragansett […]
Rhode Island Ready delivers $1.5 million to Burrillville
The Quonset Development Corporation’s board of directors recently awarded $1.5 million in Rhode Island Ready funding to the Town of Burrillville for the expansion of utility infrastructure in an industrial district on Bronco Highway, paving the way for business growth and new jobs. This investment is expected to create approximately 95 new jobs, which will […]
More space for small business opens at Quonset
The newest building in Quonset’s Flex Industrial Campus, which serves Rhode Island startups and small businesses looking for room to grow by providing high-bay manufacturing and warehouse space, has just opened and is fully leased to expanding businesses. Our Gateway Office Park, which serves small businesses in need of flexible, customizable office space, is also […]
The Green Bond: Investing in Quonset’s offshore future
Quonset Business Park is best known as the region’s leading engine of economic development and job growth, but we also play a critical role in protecting the local environment and supporting clean energy initiatives. Question 4 on this year’s ballot, known as the Green Bond, asks voters to approve $53 million in bonds for “green” […]
National Park Service honors Navy Seabees’ role in WWII efforts
The U.S. National Park Service has named North Kingstown, Rhode Island, an American World War II Heritage City. The designation honors the contributions of cities and towns and their citizens who stepped into the workforce to support America’s war effort during World War II. Early in Quonset’s history, before it was a business park, Quonset […]
Quonset’s Senesco to build Northeast’s first hybrid ferries
U.S. Department of Transportation Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool recently visited the Business Park to announce that Quonset company Senesco Marine will construct two hybrid-powered commuter ferries for the state of Maine, funded through a federal grant to improve ferry services throughout the United States. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted the visit in his weekly […]
Rhode Island leaders celebrate new Terminal 5 Pier
Federal, state and local leaders joined the Quonset Development Corporation for a piledriving ceremony to mark the beginning of construction at the Port of Davisville’s Terminal 5 Pier and Blue Economy Support Docks, the first new pier built at Quonset in almost 70 years. The Terminal 5 Pier will offer specialized berthing spaces to accommodate […]