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Leaders needed to help revive ‘Superman’

Give Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley credit for trying to do something to jump-start the again-stalled redevelopment of the long-vacant Industrial Trust Co. Building. The...
MIXED BAG: Edward W. Burman Jr., right, president of the general contracting company E.W. Burman Inc. in Warwick, reviews plans with project manager Edward “Tripp” Burman III. The elder Burman has mixed feelings about what’s ahead for the economy. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Will self-confidence outweigh business doubts on economy?

Mixed economic signals from the nation’s capital and state government and a stubborn inflation threat have left many Rhode Island business owners unsure how...

Wildfires could threaten stability of financial markets

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to...
DATA CRUNCHER: Severence MacLaughlin, founder of North Kingtown’s DeLorean Artificial Intelligence, at a presentation in Las Vegas in September 2024.
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R.I. a testing ground for AI advancements in health care

Robots at work on factory floors are already offering a glimpse of the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt local industries. While manufacturers wrestle with...

Tread lightly with taxes on city visitors

Providence leaders have some tough decisions to make to close an estimated $14 million fiscal 2026 budget gap. Mayor Brett P. Smiley has already warned...
Greg ­Almieda

Capital One-Discover merger could benefit ‘credit invisible’ in R.I.

Too many Rhode Islanders, particularly our minority communities and minority-owned businesses, face real challenges when it comes to financial inclusion. That’s why we are...
Jay Feinman

Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage

My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently,...
MINDING 
THE GAP: State lawmakers return to work facing a looming budget deficit and a host of other challenges. Pictured is a legislative study commission on climate change at the Statehouse. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Returning lawmakers won’t have federal windfall to lean on

After three years of doling out hundreds of millions in COVID-relief funding, the next General Assembly session will be facing projected budget cuts of...

State must do more on cyber theft

State leaders have understandably tried to distance themselves from responsibility for the hack of the ­RIBridges public benefits system. For the sake of taxpayers, let’s...
Debra Lam

How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership

Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities – from building transit networks to running schools – and sometimes they can use a little help....
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