‘All That’ must connect locally
The low-key rollout of a new statewide tourism campaign on Feb. 21 was met with a similarly muted public response.
From R.I. Commerce Corp.’s perspective,...
Full buildout of Tidewater is needed to justify cost
It’s hard enough competing as a newcomer in an established league, as the state’s first professional soccer team, Rhode Island FC, will do beginning...
Rising rents add to R.I.’s housing crisis
Think Rhode Island’s housing crisis is overstated?
When you have the lowest housing production rates and largest year-over-year rental prices in the nation, that’s a...
Glass half empty or full, economy needs biz investment to soar
Whatever your opinion is about the health of Rhode Island’s economy, there’s data to support it.
If you think there’s cause for celebration, avoiding to...
Business owners not rushing to expand post-pandemic
Rhode Island business owners know they have been through worse but they’re not quite ready to say that’s all behind them.
That’s the biggest takeaway...
Work to be done on biz climate
No one likes to be last. So, it is not surprising that some state leaders dismissed a recent WalletHub report that ranked Rhode Island...
R.I. school ratings don’t add up
National Education Association Rhode Island Executive Director Mary K. Barden says rating a public school based on its weakest performance area doesn’t make sense.
She’s...
State, businesses investing in workforce training
Complaints about too many students coming out of school ill-equipped for today’s workforce are still common here and in other states. But Rhode Island’s...
City on right track with tax burden shifts
No one likes to see increased taxes but kudos to Providence city leaders for at least trying to raise them in the right places...
Party’s over in GA; will state lawmakers adjust?
State lawmakers started the last two General Assembly sessions with massive projected state budget surpluses and $1.1 billion in federal pandemic aid to hand...
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