The R.I. Economic Development Corp. has given four state businesses $1.75 million in new expansion capital loans from its Small Business Loan Fund.
Linear Title & Closing Ltd. - a Middletown title agency, abstracting company and settlement solution provider - received a $250,000 loan.
LogicBay Inc. of Newport, which moved here from Cleveland in 2005, received a $250,000 loan.
CleanBrands LLC received a $500,000 loan.
The fourth recipient is InQuest Technologies Inc., which in September will be moving its headquarters to Providence from Southborough, Mass. (InQuest received a $750,000 loan to help fund its expansion as it increases its workforce from about 20 to 50.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades