Commerce, Rhode Island Executive Office of

Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth M. Tanner, Esq.

The Executive Office of Commerce is the principal agency of the executive branch of State government for managing the promotion of commerce and the economy within the State, providing strategic leadership and direction for all facets of economic development. The Executive Office of Commerce oversees numerous agencies and instrumentalities of the State, including the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, and the Quonset Development Corporation and works closely with the Department of Business Regulation, the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Planning, and others.