Commerce board members want close eye kept on new venture capital...
When a $2 million proposal to start a state-sponsored venture capital fund to spur more high-potential startups came before the R.I. Commerce Corp. board...
Commerce Corp. approves creation of Rhode Island Venture Capital Fund
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors on Monday voted unanimously to hire Oregon-based Rogue Venture Capital to manage a newly created venture...
Should the state Ethics Commission ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
The state Ethics Commission on Feb. 11 took the first step toward strengthening the so-called “gift rule” to ban lobbyists from giving gifts over...
McKee: R.I. small-business owners need to stay the course amid federal...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday urged Rhode Island's small-business owners to stay the course and strategize amid the current federal funding...
Annual retail cannabis licenses to cost $30K; will be awarded via...
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Wednesday released its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
The unanimous vote...
Shekarchi: No money for new programs, tax cuts
LINCOLN – If you were hoping for a tax break or are planning to lobby for a new program at the Statehouse this year,...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2024
From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...
Minimum wage hike among new laws starting Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Another minimum wage hike and several housing regulations are among a host of new laws that will take effect Jan. 1.
After a...
Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce moving headquarters to Broad Street
PROVIDENCE- The Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is relocating its headquarters after purchasing the historic James Potter House in the Elmwood section of...
House, Senate leaders to prioritize oversight, addressing unsolved issues
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders in both chambers say the 2025 legislative session will be more about oversight than any groundbreaking reforms when it...
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