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WalletHub: R.I. ranks near bottom on list of hardest-working states

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is not among the hardest-working states, according to WalletHub.  The personal finance website ranks the Ocean State at No. 48 in...

Bill would require tech companies to design social media platforms to...

PROVIDENCE – Senate Majority Leader Valarie J. Lawson, D-East Providence, and Rep. Megan L. Cotter, D-Exeter, have introduced legislation to require social media platforms,...

R.I. recreational cannabis sales top $80M in FY24 

PROVIDENCE – Sales of adult-use cannabis products have exceeded initial fiscal 2024 projections through the first 11 months, according to the latest data provided...

The passion of compassion

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he had been asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find...

New leadership at Leadership RI—Ritz steps aside, Carr steps up.

Mike Ritz, Executive Director of Leadership Rhode Island (LRI), has accepted a new position at Gallup, a global analytics firm. As Executive Director of...
TRAILBLAZER: Karl Wadensten, CEO and president of VIBCO Inc. in Richmond, was one of the first to create the blueprints for how to safely operate a manufacturing facility during COVID-19 and conduct employee and visitor screening. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Rhode Island businesses suffering workforce attendance issue

PROVIDENCE – A group of Rhode Island business leaders recently held an impromptu meeting and the main topic of discussion was how a lack...
A GALLUP POLL found that 40% of employed Americans say they’re in good jobs, versus 44% in mediocre jobs and 16% in bad jobs. / BLOOMBERG NEWS

Americans are unhappy at work after years of economic gains

WASHINGTON – The economy has added millions of jobs and pay gains have accelerated in recent years, but Americans aren’t crazy about their work. A poll released...

Americans won’t pay carbon taxes

Much has been made of the willingness of Democratic presidential candidates to risk taking positions that aren’t popular with voters at large in order...

Physical office changing, as Gen Z enters workforce

A son is reading a newspaper while sitting on a bench with his aging father, who is taking in a beautiful, sunny day. Suddenly,...

From disengaged to strength leader

The effort to tap into workers’ intrinsic strengths is taking root across Rhode Island, fueled by training and tours offered through Leadership Rhode Island. The...
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