More homes won’t solve affordability crisis
Even before 2020, the U.S. faced an acute housing affordability dilemma. The COVID-19 pandemic made it a whole lot worse after millions of people...
How to manage the elevated quit rate
Finding good employees has always been a challenge – but these days it’s harder than ever. And it is unlikely to improve anytime soon.
The...
Five Questions With: Garrett Mancieri
Six years ago, real estate agent and former Woonsocket City Council member Garrett Mancieri took the helm of the Downtown Woonsocket Collaborative as its...
So you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
The tens of millions of workers who have left their jobs in the “Great Resignation” — 4.4 million in September alone, according to the...
Five Questions With: Martha L. Wofford
Martha L. Wofford, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s CEO and president, has been at the insurer’s helm since March. Selected for...
How concerned are you about rising COVID-19 case counts in Rhode...
On Nov. 16 state health officials reported 516 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island. It was the highest daily case count in the...
Five Questions With: Gianfranco Marrocco
The businessman behind a plan to rebrand Federal Hill as “Little Italy,” while championing al fresco dining in DePasquale Square, is now out of...
Five Questions With: Brandon Etheridge
A surveillance system at your company property is more than just a case of “any camera is better than no camera.” It should properly...
If recreational marijuana is legalized in Rhode Island, should some employers...
Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, has told PBN that Statehouse negotiators on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana want to give businesses in Rhode Island similar...
Five Questions With: Robert C. Davis
5Q: Robert C. Davis | Chairman, I-195 Redevelopment District Commission
1. What are your hopes for the remaining 9 acres still available for development,...

















