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Poor port planning may cost R.I.

There is a limit to federal largesse, and so it is more important than ever that requests for grants be coordinated. Failure to...

It’s about the budget and not much else

Everyone talks about ignoring the elephant in the room, but no one does it better than the Rhode Island General Assembly. Last week, true to...

State advocate for small business? Yes

Spend time talking to small-business owners in Rhode Island, and it won’t be long before the conversation turns to how unresponsive the state government...

Arbitration binds schools to bad deals

When it comes back to session this week, the R.I. House of Representatives will likely consider a bill that would send teachers unions and...

R.I. stands to lose big on city’s ordinance

As if the perception that Rhode Island is hostile to business isn’t bad enough, now comes an ordinance passed by the Providence City Council...

EDC loan plan needs swift legislative action

Despite the large profits being reported by a number of the nation’s major banks, the credit situation in the United States – and in...

URI’s leader gives encouraging signs

David M. Dooley, the new president of the University of Rhode Island, is focusing on collaboration and cross-pollination in a big way, which should...

Luring United to R.I. step in right direction

United Natural Foods’ move from Connecticut to its new corporate headquarters in Providence brings 181 new jobs to a state in desperate need of...

R.I.’s bigger picture demands leadership

Less brinksmanship and more statesmanship. That is great advice always, but especially relevant in the discussions about how to use the land that will...

GA must show small business it is listening

It takes a lot of sandwiches for Rich Paolo, owner of Cumberland’s Pamfilio’s Deli and Catering, just to cover the cost of his state...
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