Governing business
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a...
DLT to unemployment customers: Peak claim period has arrived
(Updated 2:21 p.m.)
CRANSTON – Rhode Islanders filing unemployment claims are being advised by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training that the Unemployment Insurance...
Golf tournaments often help charities
The traditional corporate golf outing isn't what it used to be, and for nonprofit and charitable causes, that has turned into a beneficial trend.
Companies...
Expansion in U.S. finally feeling like one on seventh birthday
WASHINGTON - June 2009 was the end of an era: The most painful downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s drew to a...
Jobless claims in U.S. rose by 10,000 last week to 268,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who applied last week for unemployment benefits rose to a level that’s still consistent with steady improvement in...
Report: R.I. 28th in nation for income inequality
PROVIDENCE – When it comes to income inequality, Rhode Island ranks 28th among the 50 states, according to a report from the Economic Policy...
DLT: R.I. experiences 0.4% job loss over the month in May
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lost the second-largest percentage of jobs from April to May in New England, the state Department of Labor and Training...
Record crowd celebrates Best Places To Work in region
WARWICK – A decade ago, when Providence Business News held its first Best Places To Work, a small, satisfied bunch attended a sedate congratulatory...
RI. unemployment rate holds steady at 5.4% in May
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in May, unchanged from the revised April rate, but seven-tenths of a percentage...
BLS: Employer costs highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Employer costs for employee compensation in March were higher in New England than any other geographic region in the country, according to...
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