PBN survey: Businesses beat down but still fighting
The worst of the health-related ravages of the pandemic may be over nationally if you believe President Joe Biden. But the economic consequences continue...
State must do more to curb energy costs
The temptation to spend or commit all of $1.1 billion in long-term federal pandemic aid proved too great to resist for Gov. Daniel J....
Election season gives R.I. businesses a welcomed boost
In one three-week stretch ahead of the Sept. 13 primary election, the six main candidates for governor spent a combined $2.1 million.
Much of the...
Funding snub not the end of blue economy
It was unrealistic to have expected U.S. Commerce Secretary and former R.I. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to use her influence to steer to her...
PBN unveils series on R.I. makers
Among Rhode Island’s more than 1,500 manufacturers, Jade Manufacturing Co. doesn’t stand out in the typical ways companies do.
It’s not the biggest employer, the...
City must make clearer goals, scope of reparations program
Proposed spending for Providence’s still-evolving racial reparations program includes several worthy suggestions. Among them, funding for homeownership, workforce training and support for small businesses.
The...
Voters deserve their say on local retail marijuana sales
It is likely most Rhode Island cities and towns will vote yes on Nov. 8 to allow the sale or cultivation of recreational marijuana...
Stop turning away from cyber threats
Cyber intrusions and outright attacks have become so commonplace that a market has predictably developed to arm the perpetrators.
“You can rent the tools that...
A failure to communicate on city’s e-bike expansion
Expect to see more electric bikes and scooters on Providence’s streets and sidewalks in the coming weeks – a lot more.
Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s...
NEIT sees future of video games
Kudos to the New England Institute of Technology for not only coming up with a big idea on how to tap a $300 billion...
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