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Ocean State worst for business, again
Rhode Island was ranked the worst state for business in the U.S. for the second year in a row on CNBC’s America’s Top State for Business 2012 report. more
| 7/11/12 | 3 comments
Schilling: R.I. refused to renegotiate loan
In an interview on the Dennis & Callahan sports radio show on WEEI in Boston, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that before his now-defunct videogame company 38 Studios LLC filed for bankruptcy, an investor pledged $15 million if Rhode Island agreed to renegotiate the loan - the state refused, according to The Boston Globe. more
| 6/21/12 | 3 comments
Report: Minimum wage hike would cost R.I. jobs
If a federal minimum wage-hike goes into effect, Rhode Islanders could see a loss of up to 3,466 jobs, according to a report issued by the R.I. Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 4/4/13 | 2 comments
Carpionato plans parking lot for Fruit & Produce Warehouse land
Carpionato Group wants to turn the former Providence Fruit & Produce Warehouse property on Harris Avenue into a surface parking lot, according to an application with city officials. more
Report: Minimum wage bump will cost 200 jobs
By raising the state minimum wage from $7.40 to $7.75, the General Assembly will make it even more difficult for teenagers to find jobs, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity. more
| 6/18/12 | 2 comments
Poor leadership has contributed to economic malaise
PBN: What is the No. 1 issue affecting Rhode Island and what would you do specifically to address it? more
By Victor Paul Alvarez
Contributing Writer | 10/29/12 | 2 comments
Better training regime needed to fill jobs, says Workforce Board
(Updated, 4:25 p.m.) Building career pathways for the state’s high-growth industries will be a priority of the Governor’s Workforce Board from its Biennial Employment & Training Plan for fiscal years years 2014 and 2015 after the report found that there is no shortage of workers to fill positions except at the highest skilled occupational levels. more
Details emerge on insurance plans to be offered on exchange
Three health insurers – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, UnitedHealthcare of New England, and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island – will offer a total of 28 health plans on the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange for the individual and small group markets beginning on Oct. 1. more
R.I., Calif.: top jobless rates in January
Rhode Island and California posted preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rates of 9.8 percent in January, the highest in the nation and significantly higher than the U.S. figure of 7.9 percent. more
| 3/18/13 | 2 comments
Will aid revive R.I. fishery?
Ever-wary local fishermen welcome the Sept. 13 U.S. Department of Commerce declaration of the New England groundfish fishery as a national disaster, but they wonder if any federal money that follows to Rhode Island will get to those who need it before it’s too late. more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 9/24/12 | 2 comments

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