Is Rhode Island ready to be more friendly to business?
With a former small-businessman in the governor’s office, the state has a chance to finally shed its long-standing image as a place that’s too...
State must link local tourism campaigns
After months of teasing an impending unveiling of a new statewide tourism campaign and tagline, R.I. Commerce Corp. has hired an Ohio-based firm to...
Cleaner bay can help boost the state’s blue economy
The state says Narragansett Bay is the cleanest it has been in 150 years. For those who live around the bay and enjoy it...
Workforce challenges in health care
One of the biggest takeaways from PBN’s recent Fall Health Care Summit is that providers are still struggling to deal with a shortage of...
AI world requires new policies, plans
If the experts on artificial intelligence are to be believed, a tectonic shift has already begun in the business world akin to the Industrial...
R.I. banks still see branches as best path to expansion
Digital banking may one day make brick-and-mortar banks hard to find, but don’t expect that anytime soon in Rhode Island.
The number of bank branches...
Colleges must now prioritize apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are making a comeback.
And Rhode Island has a chance to help lead the way in showing how they can be a more formal...
Businesses are more confident but economy still a wild card
With recession fears fading, business owners are again feeling more hopeful, at least about their own prospects.
That’s one of the biggest takeaways from this...
Rhode to Work open in R.I.
Where there is need, there is opportunity.
For job seekers, that’s especially true in a host of local industries spotlighted in PBN’s inaugural Rhode to...
Family and the office
Is your company pet-friendly?
Yes: 33%
No: 33%
Only under special circumstances: 33%
Does your company allow children in the office?
Yes: 50%
No: 17%
Only under special circumstances: 33%
Does your...