Rhode Island is a place you can grow and succeed with confidence. There you will find an increasingly competitive and predictable business environment. Diverse affordable housing options, public transportation, low cost of living, incredible restaurants, immense history and culture all make Rhode Island a favorable place to live and work. Rhode Island is the middle of an economic comeback that is turning heads by creating new programs and developing significant incentives to benefit every size business.
Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket, East Providence
State Tree
Red Maple
Nickname
The Ocean State
Hasbro, Inc. is an American multinational toy and board game company. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Immigrant Sol Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island in early 1930s. The company's success came after when Koffler devised a new line that was significantly better than that of the competition; he named it American Tourister.
Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state. In May of 1776, Rhode Island became the first colony to declare its independence from Great Britain.
Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the United States. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles.
Rhode Island hosted the first National Lawn Tennis Championship in 1899, and is home to the Tennis Hall of Fame.
