Cranston Chamber of Commerce

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We gave Rhode Islanders daily updates on who was filing for office during last week's official declaration period. More than 4,000 candidates beat the deadline; that's up 40 percent over 2008. Two years ago we had record-breaking elections that saw more Rhode Islanders register to vote and turn out to vote than ever before. This is an indication that 2010 could be just as remarkable.

The next important milestone in the election calendar is occuring now. Candidates have until July 16 to collect the signatures of enough eligible voters to officially put them on the ballot. The threshold ranges from 50 signatures for the state House of Representatives to 500 for the U.S. House of Representatives and most statewide offices to 1,000 signatures for governor.

Make the Web Pay Off for Your Business

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"Planting the Seeds for High Website Traffic" on July 14. Xzito Creative Services will share tips that will help businesses continuously drive customers to their Internet sites.

The seminar is offered through "We Mean Business," which is a joint venture between our First Stop Business Information Center and Every Company Counts, the small business initiative of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. We Mean Business connects business owners with the local, state and federal agencies and non-profit organizations that impact their companies.

Secretary of State Mollis talks with NBC10's Barbara Morseabout the latest progress in creating a master application start-ups -- one more way we are making it easier to do business in Rhode Island.

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