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BUSINESS 101: The Providence Public Library will hold a workshop on May 4 on planning and owning a business. 
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Editor’s Choice: Providence Library to hold business planning workshop 


EDITOR’S CHOICE Providence library to hold business planning workshop THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC Library will hold a workshop as part of its Small Business Series....

The power of visualization

A tourist visiting Italy came upon a construction site and asked three stone masons what they were doing. “I am cutting the stone,” answered the...

’Tis the tax season

When does your company begin preparing its taxes annually? January: 50% March: 50% February: 0% April: 0% Does your company hire a certified public accountant to prepare taxes? Yes: 100% No:...

Lists: Rhode Island Property Tax Rates

Top residential tax rate for 2023: Foster 2023 residential tax rate: $22.67 per $1,000 Top commercial tax rate for 2022: Central Falls 2022 commercial tax rate: $43.33 per $1,000 SUBSCRIBERS: Click here to view the complete list. For information about participating...
SETTLING THE MATTERS: R.I. Superior Court Associate Justice Richard A. Licht says he’s closed more than 900 tax valuation appeals from across Rhode Island in recent years, more than half from Providence. 
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VALUE JUDGMENTS: Hotels, office buildings, utility properties among Providence’s biggest tax...

When it comes to property values, everybody’s got an opinion. And when millions of tax dollars are at stake, many are willing to fight...
ON A JOURNEY: Rachel Averitt, owner of Rely on Rach, moved from Vermont to Rhode Island three years ago and has built a community of small-business owners and entrepreneurs through a monthly networking potluck dinner in Bristol. 
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Everybody’s Business: Arriving in R.I., she felt compelled to connect

(Editor’s note: This is the 44th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
HEALTHY DISCUSSION: PACE Organization of Rhode Island CEO Joan Kwiatkowski, right, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event at the Providence Marriott on April 4. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO and president; Dr. Kristin Russell, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief medical officer; Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, Point32Health Services Inc. chief medical officer and vice president of commercial ­products. 
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Education, compensation key to addressing staffing shortages in health care

Now that American Rescue Plan Act funds have expired, the next six to eight months will be telling of what challenges remain in addressing...
ONE OF A KIND: This overdose prevention center on Willard Avenue in Providence will be the first state-regulated facility of its kind in the country when it opens later this year. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence to host nation’s first state-regulated overdose prevention center

The first-ever state-regulated overdose prevention center in the country is on track to open later this year at 45 Willard Ave. in Providence. An overdose...
FITNESS FAMILY: Husband and wife trainers Spencer and Maddy Desiata, who opened their Desiata Training fitness studio in Warren in March 2023, are pictured with their dog, Abe.
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Desiata Training aims to help people reach their full potential

Husband and wife duo Spencer and Maddy Desiata first met in a gym five years ago and bonded over a mutual love for health...
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