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PBN Digital Issue – October 27, 2023

Subscriber Only 10/27/2023

THE R.I. OFFICE OF REVENUE ANALYSIS has issued a report that finds the state's Jobs Development Act tax incentive program failed to break even in tax years 2019 to 2021 on a "general revenue basis." / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

State report: Jobs Development Act fails to break even, but what...

Editor's Choice 10/20/2023

A new state report on Rhode Island's tax incentive program Jobs Development Act shows that the program, which offers tax breaks to companies creating...

Lists: Chief Security Officers

Subscriber Only 10/20/2023

Total local IT staff: 4,573 The complete list is available for purchase online. For information about participating in PBN’s Top Lists, or to make additions or...

Cyber Sessions: Is the C-suite prepped for data protection, privacy challenges?

Subscriber Only 10/19/2023

(Editor’s note: This is the 15th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...

NEW DIGS: Bank Rhode Island recently opened this standalone branch on Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston.  COURTESY BANK RHODE ISLAND/ ARTISTIC IMAGES

Branching out: In digital age, why are R.I. banks building more...

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

No one would blame Jack Murphy if he’s feeling a little under siege lately. As CEO and president of BankNewport, Murphy considers Aquidneck Island his...

REVIEW NEEDED: Alicia J. Samolis, chair of the labor and employment practice at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, says most businesses should take a closer look at their employee handbook after the latest ruling by the National Labor Relations Board.   PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Work policies may need refresh after NLRB ruling

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

A recent National Labor Relations Board ruling may force employers of all sizes to rewrite their employee policy handbooks to meet a new legal...

City opens PILOT talks with Lifespan

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

While Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley has celebrated the passage of the latest payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with Providence’s four colleges and universities, uncertainties remain about...

Priscilla De La Cruz / PBN PHOTO/Michael Salerno

Five Questions With: Priscilla De La Cruz

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

Priscilla De La Cruz | Director of sustainability, Providence 1. What are your priorities for the city as its new director of sustainability? Over...

IN THE CLOUD: Ruth DiGiovanni has found success with a company that provides cloud-based phones after she and her husband sensed there was a market to tap in the area. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Her ability to ‘speak geek’ helped build a company

Subscriber Only 10/13/2023

Ruth DiGiovanni knows talking about her company, which develops and installs cloud-based phone systems, isn’t the most exciting conversation starter. “ ‘Here I am with...