Malls must change to survive
After almost 30 years, Emerald Square in North Attleboro is becoming something other than an enclosed mall. A commercial real estate firm has started...
Risk or rewards in PawSox deal?
As legislative hearings explore whether Rhode Islanders should help fund a new $83 million stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox, questions about the risk...
Raimondo moves to aid ‘Dreamers’
Rhode Island organizations and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo have made a concerted effort to retain the state’s so-called “Dreamers,” including covering their application fees...
Business forum to focus on adding value to business now, not...
Six months in the making, the Business Value Forum has launched with the aim of helping Rhode Island business owners inject value into their...
Benny’s closings blow to workers, economy
The Bromberg family decision to close all 31 of its iconic Benny’s stores has tugged at the heartstrings of many nostalgic Rhode Islanders who...
GE Digital hiring on track in Providence
General Electric Co. has a new CEO focused on cost cutting. This includes a re-examination of the size of its corporate headquarters in Boston,...
Tribe, Ivy League Brown debate law, morality
On Aug. 20 approximately 50 members of the Pokanoket nation, an indigenous group that claims ties to Colonial-era Wampanoag leader King Philip, or Metacom,...
Fluke shutdown hurts R.I. fishermen
The R.I. Division of Marine Fisheries on Aug. 17 shut down all commercial fishing of summer flounder, known also as “fluke,” and local fishermen...
‘Promise’ residency rule made to be broken?
In the waning days of the General Assembly session, legislators wanted changes made to the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program, the promise of two...
Tourism funding frustration grows
The fiscal 2018 budget finally signed into law by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Aug. 3 again shifts tourism funding, and some regional council directors...
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