One SouthCoast Chamber moves New Bedford office to former Standard-Times building
NEW BEDFORD – One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce has a new home within the city – and in a location familiar to local journalism.
The...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises slightly to 2.7%
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in October was 2.7%, one-tenth of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
U.S. producer prices slide 0.5% in October, biggest drop since 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell sharply last month as inflationary pressure continued to ease in the face of a year and a...
Five Questions With: Eva-Marie Mancuso
Eva-Marie Mancuso | Director, John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University
1. You were recently appointed director of the Chafee Center....
Flap over ERC claims puts strain on firms
It’s been more than 18 months since one of Michael Garcia’s clients applied for an Employee Retention Credit and it’s still not clear when...
R.I. business groups form alliance to support education
PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...
Report: R.I. economy shows mixed results in Q3 despite historically low...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy experienced mixed results across key economic indicators in the third quarter despite the state’s unemployment rate reaching its lowest...
Citizens: R.I.’s Business Conditions Index up 6.8% in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s business environment is on the rebound, according to new analysis by Citizens Financial Group Inc. released on Monday.
A strong labor...
5Q: David N. Cicilline
5Q: David N. Cicilline | CEO and president, Rhode Island Foundation
1. When you were named the foundation’s new CEO and president, you told...
Finding workforce is labor intensive for local nonprofits
The COVID-19 pandemic’s cascading aftereffects have been complicated and hard to shake for Rhode Island’s nonprofits, which employ 67,000 Rhode Islanders. That number represents...
