In January, when Vice President Kamala Harris became the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, it stood as a testament to how far women have come--and how much further they have yet to go. Since then, a host of diverse and talented women have been appointed to critical leadership roles across sectors, most notably in the energy space.

The proposal would help update and expand the port’s facilities and would replicate Quonset’s successful “Site Readiness” initiative statewide. Administered by the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC), funds would be invested in preparing business-ready parcels for manufacturing and other services across Rhode Island.

The agreement represents a transformative moment for organized labor and the clean energy industry and sets a model for labor-management cooperation and workforce development in the nascent offshore wind industry.