SBA names R.I. Small Business Week winners; VIBCO’s Wadensten earns top...
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration on Monday named its 2026 Small Business Week award winners in Rhode Island, including Karl Wadensten, president...
Should state lawmakers approve a surtax this year on income over...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee and his chief rival in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, have both proposed a so-called millionaires tax.
McKee unveiled...
East Providence passes tax exemption for owner-occupied business properties
EAST PROVIDENCE – Residents who live and operate a business on an affordable housing deed-restricted property are eligible for a new tax break under...
Do you support Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s executive order mandating state...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Feb. 9 signed an executive order requiring state regulators to vet the financial costs of renewable energy and energy-efficiency...
U.S. weekly applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000, the most...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the...
Report: Heritage Restaurant Group buying Mews Tavern
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Heritage Restaurant Group’s buying spree is continuing with the planned purchase of Mews Tavern, according to WPRI-TV CBS 12.
Mews, which according...
500 employers join state’s RISavers retirement program
PROVIDENCE - More than 500 employers have joined RISavers, the state’s first public-retirement savings program for private-sector workers, since its launch about three months...
SBA: Rhode Island small businesses received $179M in loans in 2025
SMITHFIELD – Rhode Island small businesses received $179 million in loans in fiscal year 2025, a 56.9% increase over the previous year.
A total of...
Are you confident Rhode Island can grow jobs if lawmakers approve...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed state budget for next fiscal year includes a so-called ‘millionaires tax’ that some business groups have criticized as burdensome...
Relief grants on the way for Brown University area businesses
PROVIDENCE – Following the deadly shooting at Brown University last month, the city is partnering with Brown and R.I. Commerce Corp. to provide financial...
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