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The case against government incentives

Commentary 02/07/2020

There have been two prominent instances in recent years of governments offering huge monetary incentives in exchange for an office or factory. Both have...

The numbers show soccer is future of U.S. sports

Commentary 01/03/2020

If you’re in the business of professional sports right now, the fundamentals are cause for concern. Attendance is falling, even in the midst of...

How second-tier U.S. cities catch the superstars

Advice 12/13/2019

For the past three decades, one of the central stories in the U.S. economy has been the rise of superstar cities. As the country...

WJAR: McCoy Stadium plans to be announced Monday

Economic Activity 11/29/2019

PROVIDENCE — State and local officials are expected to announce Monday afternoon plans regarding the future of McCoy Stadium, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported Wednesday. While...

STUDENT-FOCUSED: R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green says Providence’s nearly 24,000 students will be her focus, as she leads the state takeover of the city’s public school system. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Business a key part of Infante-Green’s blueprint for takeover of Providence...

Cover Story 11/15/2019

R.I. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green has been in Rhode Island for less than a year, but she now finds herself trying to fix a...

GA wants to jump-start investment in small businesses but new fund...

Cover Story 10/18/2019

A messy debate has been unfolding in the halls of political power in Rhode Island over how the state should help small businesses with...

East Providence names planning and economic-development director

Real Estate 09/25/2019

EAST PROVIDENCE – William J. Fazioli, a former city manager, has been named director of planning and economic development in Rhode Island’s fifth-largest city. The...

GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO sharply criticized the Small Business Development Fund, an investment program created by the General Assembly in 2019. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Raimondo criticizes General Assembly’s small-business program

Government 09/17/2019

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo didn’t veto the state 2020 fiscal budget over the General Assembly’s insertion of a new tax credit program...

INVOLVED: Jim Boscov is the chairman and CEO of Boscov’s, billed as the nation’s largest family-owned department store, which is moving into the former Nordstrom location at Providence Place mall. He said running a business doesn’t happen from an office, but rather on the sales floor.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

An outlier comes to Providence Place

Cover Story 08/09/2019

While other department stores have closed as sales slip away with changing consumer preferences and a migration online, Reading, Pa.-based Boscov’s is an outlier....