High-wage, high-skill jobs the future of R.I. economy
(The second in a series of Newsmaker interviews with business-community leaders focusing on the R.I. budget deficit and the state’s economy.)
Paul Choquette Jr., chairman...
Developer-influenced bill would modify tax credit
Two bills introduced this month in the General Assembly would modify the state’s Historical Preservation & Heritage Tax Credit program without imposing an annual...
March Madness: Office distraction or morale builder?
For accounting firm Tofias, college basketball’s March Madness offers a relief of sorts from a March madness of a different kind – tax season.
There’s...
CVS will pay $38M to settle drug-switching claims
CVS Caremark Corp. last week agreed to pay $37.8 million to the U.S. government and states including Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, to settle...
$23M in financing keeps apartments affordable
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A $23 million financing package announced last week will keep 204 apartments in the town affordable for at least 40 years.
U.S....
Repairing rugs became his calling
When it comes to rugs, Erik Ingraham doesn’t discriminate. Bring an expensive handmade Oriental rug to his repair shop, and he will treat it...
Execs need to prepare for fallout from recession
William F. Schmiedeknecht, Jr., senior vice president of human resources for Bradford Soap Works Inc., is currently leading a team of executives from throughout...
Conley selling Smithfield condo project for seniors
Developer Patrick Conley has lined up the architect, builder and needed permits for a planned 90,000-square-foot Smithfield project that he is heavily invested in....
Taxes are income redistribution, it’s plain and simple
For the last four or five years, conservatives in Rhode Island have commanded the most economic attention – putting forward the myth that the...
Tax hike would be punitive, alarming, shortsighted
This Wednesday afternoon, March 26, the House Finance Committee will hold hearings on the $300 million mega-tax hike proposal being advanced by Sen. Paul...
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