QUESTION: Legislation is being introduced into the next General Assembly session that would strip the Economic Development Corporation of its quasi-public status to make the agency more accountable to the public. Do you support the proposed legislation?
Yes: 37%
No: 58%
Don’t know: 5%
QUESTION: Do you believe the Economic Development Corporation has been more effective since it became a quasi-public agency than its predecessor the Department of Economic Development?
More effective: 48%
No difference: 26%
Less effective: 26%
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QUESTION: The state’s other major quasi-public agency has been the state’s Airport Corporation. Are you satisfied that the Airport Corporation has acted responsibly with its quasi-public designation?
Yes: 95%
No: 0%
Don’t know: 5%
The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries and businesses. All questions are chosen by the editor of the Providence Business News.
