Tag: Business
Weekly U.S. jobless claims rise for the first time in a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight weeks of declines.
Jobless claims rose by 23,000 to 248,000 for...
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2021 C-Suite Special Section
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Why not try honorary ambassadors?
The late Robert J. Healey Jr. endeared himself to many Rhode Islanders during three unsuccessful runs for lieutenant governor, primarily on a platform of...
Let businesses see how their money helps schools
A recent PBN.com poll asked whether business leaders should heed R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green’s call to do more to help Providence’s struggling public...
Take the opportunity with city schools to boost future workforce
Providence public schools will undoubtedly function better and produce better-educated students five years from now, the soonest a planned state takeover will end. But...
Deducting buying costs
(Editor’s note: This is Part I of a two-part column on deducting the costs of buying a business. See part II here.)
When acquiring a...
Preparing your business for sale
When it comes to planning for the eventual sale of a business, sooner is always better than later. And as with any well-organized plan,...
Students have changed majors
Of the 839,730 recipients of bachelor’s degrees in the U.S. in the 1970-1971 academic year, 176,307 got education degrees. Other big fields of study...
State immigration compacts good for business
The immigration stalemate in Washington is more than a decade old. Before President Barack Obama tried and failed to push reform through Congress, President...
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