Are head winds gathering in R.I.?
It’s bad enough that NIMBYism has had its claws in the Cape Wind energy project for more than six years. And with U.S. Sen....
Small businesses deserve attention
At the second Rhode Island Economic Summit, organized by the state’s U.S. Small Business Administration office and the R.I. Small Business Development Center, the...
Pay as you go is the only bridge solution
No one is eager to start collecting tolls again on the Mount Hope Bridge. But in a state swimming in red ink and toll...
No matter the pain, layoffs must continue
Two separate stories in this week’s Providence Business News should help focus Rhode Island on the issue of the day.
University of Rhode Island economist...
The issues are clear, now we need action
Although governing by poll can be dangerous, it is important in a democracy to understand the popular will. A recent poll conducted by Ocean...
A look back yields a view to the future
Although it’s primarliy a look back, this week’s Stories of the Year 2007 focus section also gives some pretty good indications about what will...
A year to remember and a year to forget
For the unapologetic optimists, 2008 has presented an extraordinary challenge. Across the nation and around the world we have witnessed the collapse of the...
When small things have big effects
In the biology of the ocean, the vitality of the smallest link in the chain of life has a profound impact on the largest....
Fix the state budget, so the state can fix the dams
While there is a cost associated with the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s recently implemented regulations governing the inspection of the state’s 674 dams,...
FM Global, EDC create new template
A multibillion-dollar company says it plans to build a new headquarters and is considering going out of state.
That is usually the signal for the...
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