Karl Wadensten
The process, not people, is hurting state’s health care system
The story didn’t begin in a hospital.
It began hours earlier on a Zoom screen during my very first board meeting as a member of the R.I. Business Group...
Recognizing truck drivers, vendors with a small holiday gift still matters
Every holiday season, something quietly disappears in business - recognition.
Schedules tighten, volumes spike and everyone is racing to close the year strong.
However, the men and women...
VIBCO’s Elf on the Shelf tradition more than just holiday fun
This time of year hits different at VIBCO Inc.
Yes, we’re a real manufacturing company that has deadlines tighter than Santa’s chimney clearance and face...
R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry
Rhode Island is losing another one.
Friends Foundry Inc. in Woonsocket, VIBCO Inc.’s casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31....
Our children, grandchildren are the answers to fixing R.I.’s machinist shortage
Rhode Island has a machinist shortage.
Not a mild one - a real, painful, business-strangling shortage. Every manufacturer in the state is feeling it.
Let’s stop pretending that another task force, binder full of initiatives...
When the SNAP supply chain breaks, Rhode Islanders must become the...
Every month, about 140,000 Rhode Islanders depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed themselves and their families. That’s 86,000 households, including 23,000...
Health of R.I. workforce is all of our jobs
Rising drug prices, skyrocketing hospital costs, and high-cost claims are hammering employers across the country.
Rhode Island is no exception.
While there are efforts...
Closure of Newport Creamery in Cranston a huge loss for R.I.
The news that the Newport Creamery at Garden City Center will close in 2026 is deeply unsettling – but let’s be clear: Newport Creamery...
Don’t tax the builders of our economy – support them instead
As Rhode Islanders, we pride ourselves on grit, ingenuity and community – values that built this state and fuel its economy to this day....
Lesson learned in testifying against bottle bill
I’ve run a factory. I’ve weathered tariffs. I’ve navigated a pandemic, served on R.I. Commerce Corp. and watched millions of dollars invested in the...
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