Citizens CEO is leading by example
Citizens Financial Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun brought a breath of fresh air and purpose to a stagnant, uncertain local business...
Craft brewers to press lawmakers for help in softening market
There will always be a market for beer but it is not unlimited, as local craft beer makers have learned in recent years.
In 2011,...
Amazon jobs, tax revenue giving Johnston a timely boost
With recession talk again hovering over the Ocean State, it’s hard to see Johnston’s massive Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center as anything other than a...
Eliminate loophole on data breaches
When to notify employees and the general public about data breaches has long been a sensitive topic for employers. They rightly note that their...
Hospitals make their bets on new projects to survive
State health care leaders for months have warned of a hospital system in financial crisis. Yet several local hospitals recently finished or are moving...
Get ready for ‘silver tsunami’
Should state government encourage employee business ownership? Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos says yes, to help preserve jobs.
She points to the dissolution of iconic Rhode...
Time to pivot for businesses sidetracked by tariffs?
Many Rhode Island businesses are approaching the coming year as smart drivers do a blinking yellow light. Proceed, but with caution, keeping both eyes...
State should be first in on soccer tourism
Rhode Island could see a soccer tourism windfall from FIFA World Cup matches coming to nearby Foxborough, Mass., next year. But the state and...
Big dreams for offshore wind now more distant than ever
In 2007, then-Gov. Donald L. Carcieri touted a state-commissioned study that suggested wind power could generate a whopping 75% of Rhode Island’s electricity needs,...
Loss of Hasbro jobs must spur R.I. leaders
Hasbro Inc. officially became a symbol of Rhode Island’s past when it announced plans to move to Boston by the end of next year.
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