Tag: Edward M. Mazze
CLOUD COVER: PBN survey: Most R.I. businesses bracing for rough times...
When it comes to the economy, Brenda Jacob has a laundry list of challenges that don’t seem to be getting easier.
She feels like regulations,...
Businesses stuck in neutral along with stagnant economy
Rhode Island business owners need a jolt. That’s the biggest takeaway from PBN’s 2026 Winter Business Survey.
A malaise that took hold last year amid...
CRACKS IN THE METTLE | PBN survey: R.I. businesses remain resilient,...
When siblings Kelly and Kiffin Ward co-founded their Warren metal fabrication business, Ward’s Manufacturing LLC, in early 2024, they set out with a vision...
Time to pivot for businesses sidetracked by tariffs?
Many Rhode Island businesses are approaching the coming year as smart drivers do a blinking yellow light. Proceed, but with caution, keeping both eyes...
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE | PBN survey: After election, businesses unsure...
When it comes to the economy, Edward W. Burman Jr. is of two minds – local and national.
Burman, president of Warwick-based commercial building contractor...
PBN SURVEY: Economy, election putting business on edge
Rhode Islanders aren’t throwing parties like they used to just a year ago. At least, that’s the way Ines Gentile sees it.
Gentile is a...
Resilient businesses looking for signs on the economy
Business has been better – and worse – in Rhode Island, leaving most companies waiting for clearer signs on the direction of the state...
PBN survey: Even as economy grows, businesses leery about expansion right...
At Pawtucket-based Papis Refrescos LLC, demand for its coconut rum liquor has grown steadily since the company’s launch in 2022. The bottled coquito can...
R.I.’s dreary business-climate rep proving tough to shake
David Levesque says he’s ready to expand his coffee shop business, but he cringes at the thought of what he’ll have to go through...
Tax Foundation: R.I. ranks 41st for business-friendly tax climate
PROVIDENCE – The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax policy research group on Tuesday released its 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index, showing a slight...
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