News Releases

Providence, RI – This morning, the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, Governor Chafee, and the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) held a Ports Showcase to promote the capabilities and services available at ProvPort and... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – In an effort to help connect more job seekers with employment, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) have introduced the Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act (WILL) Act.  This bipartisan... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to build a stronger health care workforce and ensure patients have access to the medical care they need, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Building a Health Care Workforce for the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to assist with post-Superstorm Sandy cleanup and recovery efforts, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) will receive $500,000 in federal funds through... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Rhode Island’s business community, research universities, and state and local officials to work together to compete to bring a new “Manufacturing Innovation Institute” to Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed is “pleased” the U.S. Department of Labor is officially ending its suspension on new enrollments in the nation’s federal Job Corps program, but the Senator remains “deeply... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to draw attention to wage discrimination and ongoing efforts to bridge the gender pay gap, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is renewing his push to help pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.  Earlier this year, Reed... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the spending bill keeping the federal government running through September 30 preserves critical submarine construction work in Rhode Island.  The fiscal year 2013 stopgap... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced plans to postpone issuing furlough notices to civilian DoD employees nationwide for two weeks, including those at Naval Station Newport, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center,... Read More

EXETER, RI – In an effort to prevent students from being denied admission to Job Corps training programs, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today visited the Exeter Job Corps Center and urged the Obama Administration to take immediate action to get Job... Read More

WARREN, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, joined U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Deputy Administrator Marie C. Johns, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Representative David Cicilline for a tour of AVTECH Software,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— In an effort to help working families and strengthen our economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) as an original cosponsor in introducing the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 to raise the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to reinvigorate manufacturing in Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging President Obama to create a new manufacturing hub in Rhode Island. During his State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help local Main Street businesses compete more effectively against out-of-state Internet sellers and retailers, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined with a bipartisan group of 53 Senators and Representatives in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent an enrollment freeze from hurting Exeter Job Corps Academy in Rhode Island and Job Corps centers around the country, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and several colleagues sent a bipartisan letter urging the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to boost the economy and prevent 2 million Americans from abruptly losing their jobless benefits at the end of the year, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 41 of his Senate colleagues are strongly urging the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to accelerate economic growth and connect the unemployed with job opportunities, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is continuing his call for more effective, integrated employment and training programs and for Congress... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed toured lower Broadway in Newport with local merchants, community leaders, and officials from the Newport County Chamber of Commerce to discuss the progress being made in revitalizing Broadway and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island will receive an additional $17 million to bolster the state’s unemployment system and help provide more employment opportunities for Rhode Island workers, the state’s Congressional delegation announced... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Capital Good Fund (CGF), a non-profit financial services organization based in Providence, will receive an $81,273 Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance grant to help revitalize low-income... Read More