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 […]
Quonset COO Chelsea Siefert gives keynote at Commercial Real Estate Summit
QDC Chief Operating Officer Chelsea Siefert (right) gave the keynote address at the New England Real Estate Journal’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate Summit, where she shared the roots of Quonset’s success and the strategic upgrades and expansions happening across the Business Park.“A key element of Quonset’s success is our unique site readiness program which provides […]
Rhode Island Ready funding available for industrial development
In need of economic development tools to draw investment to your community? The Rhode Island Ready program has funding available! This program provides access to an array of services, such as engineering, on-site and off-site improvements and more, designed to create a statewide inventory of pre-permitted properties ready for industrial development. To qualify, one of the […]
All Aboard! Federal, state leaders celebrate major upgrades to rail infrastructure at the Quonset Business Park
QUONSET, R.I. – Federal, state and local leaders joined the Quonset Development Corporation and Seaview Railroad today for a ribbon cutting and train ride to celebrate three recent upgrades to Quonset’s rail infrastructure. Quonset Business Park is home to over 14,000 jobs at 239 companies, including nearly one of every five manufacturing jobs in the […]
