Promise of life sciences worth state again investing in
The promise of Rhode Island’s life sciences sector is easy to see. About 6,000 people already work in the local industry, with advocates projecting...
Healthcare system on shaky ground
A string of concerning news for healthcare in Rhode Island ended, at least temporarily, with a hopeful sign on Oct. 2: South County Health...
Business costs weighing heavily on resilient R.I. companies
For all the public recession talk among economists and state leaders in recent months, it’s the cost of doing business weighing most heavily on...
Another legal challenge to pot licensing
Rhode Island reset its application process for adult-use cannabis sales licenses to avoid repercussions from a federal lawsuit. But the new rules, which drop...
Boosting R.I. housing includes saving what’s already here
Rhode Island leaders and voters have tried to put money where their mouths have been in support of more affordable housing. Since 2006, voters...
State must share charity care burden
One of the often-overlooked aspects of Rhode Island’s healthcare crisis is the rising cost of charity care.
Brown University Health, the state’s largest health system,...
State protects well-timed ‘Superman’ investment
There are signs of life for the long-stalled redevelopment of Providence’s iconic “Superman” building. And give state economic-development leaders kudos for stimulating it.
The R.I....
Shared vision needed for bike lanes
Four years ago, cycling advocates wondered whether then-Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s great buildout of bike lanes would continue under a new city administration.
Critics, meanwhile,...
Uniform standards needed for Flock cameras in R.I.
Law enforcement loves them, but a backlash is building nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras, which capture and record...
Challenges strengthen resolve to endure
AS PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS celebrates its 40th anniversary, we reflect on what this milestone means, not only for our organization, but for the Rhode...
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