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RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 44 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ list. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. is No. 44 on CNBC’s 2024 ranking of top states...

Economic Activity 07/11/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 44th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ rankings released Thursday, a slight improvement over...

R.I. ranks No. 45 on CNBC’s 2023 top states for business...

Economic Activity 07/11/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 45 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2023" rankings...

Health care consolidation is inevitable in Rhode Island

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/23/2019

The headline says it all: “CNE plots solo course (for now).” The cover story interview in the current edition of Providence Business News with Care...

MUCH HAPPIER NOW: Smoke & Squeal BBQ owner Adam Batchelder is looking forward to the new year, when licensing requirements for food trucks will be simplified thanks to new regulations.   / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

Good signs from Statehouse on business regulation in 2018

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/31/2018

Rhode Island has a well-deserved reputation for being a high-cost, over-regulated state. And in the last decade, a number of initiatives have been tried...

RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 45, tied with Maine, on CNBC's America's Top States for Business. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

CNBC ranks R.I. No. 45 on top states for business list

Economic Activity 07/10/2018

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked sixth lowest on the CNBC “America’s Top States for Business 2018” released Tuesday, tied with Maine. The study uses more...

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors will consider $399,330 in Innovation Vouchers and $225,000 in Network Matching Grants. Above, Jesse Saglio, president of Commerce RI. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Commerce RI board approves $399K in innovation vouchers

Entrepreneurship 06/28/2018

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. met Thursday afternoon and approved Innovation Vouchers for eight companies and Network Matching Grants for two companies. Commerce RI...