As Treasurer, I launched the BankLocal program which has moved nearly $40 million of state cash deposits to local community banks and credit unions to support their small business lending. Research shows that small businesses are more likely to have loans approved by local community banking institutions, and BankLocal has already supported more than 350 small business loans since inception.

We also recently launched a new system to make it easier for small businesses to be reunited with their “missing money” through the unclaimed property system. Our goal is to reunite over 1,000 small businesses with $1 million of unclaimed property in the coming weeks. If we keep working hard and investing in small businesses, we will see our economy recover and our communities and families thrive.

We have our first quarterly deadline of the year coming up TONIGHT at midnight. Can you contribute as much as you can right now so that we can continue creating economic growth and financial stability for all Rhode Islanders?

Thanks for all you do!

-Seth

PS: Kate tells me we are just $4,517 short of our fundraising goal for the quarter. Please donate now if you can!