Tag: Job Creation
U.S. gained 64K jobs in November but lost 105K in October
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks...
Fiscally healthier city will help spur private investment
Housing was never expected to be at the forefront of development in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District.
Back in 2011, then-Mayor Angel Taveras called the newly...
R.I. seventh-best state in the nation for entrepreneurs, study finds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become significantly more welcoming to entrepreneurs, according to a study by Simplify LLC.
The company, an independent publication based in...
GA wants to jump-start investment in small businesses but new fund...
A messy debate has been unfolding in the halls of political power in Rhode Island over how the state should help small businesses with...
Development of I-195 land satisfies some, not others
The grumbling is getting louder.
Why is the commission charged with overseeing the I-195 Redevelopment District’s buildout allowing so much housing?
Why is the Wexford Science...
R.I. needs high-paying jobs soon
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s administration has received a lot of heat for some of its economic-development initiatives, much of it based on the idea...
Hope Point Tower gets preliminary approval from I-195 district commission
PROVIDENCE — The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission gave initial approval Tuesday to a project that would place a 46-story luxury residential building near the...
Raimondo approach doing one thing Chafee’s didn’t: create jobs
One thing about former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee – he’s consistent. Sort of like how he described himself during the presidential campaign, a “block...
Massachusetts reports 55K jobs added in 2013
BOSTON – The Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said last week the state added 55,200 jobs in 2013, with private-sector job...
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