Tag: Craig Pickell
SBA names 2023 R.I. Small Business Week award winners
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2023 Rhode Island Small Business Week Award winners Tuesday.
This year’s honorees include two regional award winners among...
RIMA honors late R.I. manufacturing leader Henry D. Sharpe Jr.
SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association last week reflected on the life and legacy of Henry D. Sharpe, a longtime leader and a...
Plenty of challenges ahead, but which to solve first?
Inflation. Supply chain bottlenecks. Worker shortages.
The pandemic-induced fires are spreading fast, and companies are struggling to figure out which ones to put out first.
Local...
Hits keep coming, but pandemic-hardened businesses adapting
Inflation is at a 40-year high and qualified, committed workers seem scarcer than ever. Yet profits are up strongly for many local businesses from...
PBN Economic Summit: Inflation, labor woes will endure
PROVIDENCE – Like any good business owner, Craig Pickell documents every cost increase incurred by his Lincoln manufacturing company, Bullard Abrasives Inc.
But the year-end...
PBN Economic Trends Summit to be held Feb. 10
PROVIDENCE – The PBN Economic Trends Summit will be held on Feb. 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The virtual summit will discuss the...
More than one way to define ‘profit’ in dispute over PPP...
PROVIDENCE – How many ways are there to define a "profit" in business? When it comes to Rhode Island companies that received forgivable Paycheck...
Climate change bill heads back to Senate after winning House approval
PROVIDENCE – Legislation that ups the ante for the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions has won approval in both chambers of the...
State climate change bills spark concern from business community
PROVIDENCE – Combating climate change is a top priority for lawmakers, environmental advocates and business leaders alike.
But state legislation that changes targets to cut...
Despite 2021 rate decreases, manufacturers criticize National Grid energy efficiency plan
PROVIDENCE – Thanks to unspent funds during the pandemic, National Grid Rhode Island customers will see the charges they pay to support energy efficiency...
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