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Biden on ending hunger in U.S.: ‘I know we can do...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration's goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade was...
LOWER EXPENSES: Daniel P. Egan, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island, says state education leaders need to lower college expenses for current and future students to avoid talented high school graduates departing the region for school elsewhere and potentially staying elsewhere.
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Student loan debt forgiveness could have big impact in R.I.

With tensions heightening for many borrowers as the federal government prepares to resume student loan payments at the beginning of next year following a...

R.I. misses out on $1B in federal funding for economic projects

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambitions to jump-start the state’s biotech and blue economies with multi-millions in federal funding were dashed on Friday after neither Rhode...

Gulf of Mexico is the place for offshore turbines

With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion...

Raimondo endorses passage of CHIPS Act

WASHINGTON – Prior to its adoption on Tuesday, the signed CHIPS Act received endorsement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, the former governor...

Biden signs $280B CHIPS act in bid to boost U.S. over...

WASHINGTON (AP)  – President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration's push...
STRONG SUPPORTERS: Autumn Guillotte, left, organizer at the Rhode Island AFL-CIO; David Molina-Hernandez, organizer at Fueza El Laboral; and Kristy Eiland, volunteer, show their support for Starbucks Corp. employees at a Warwick store off Route 2 to form a union prior to the employees’ vote in early June.
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A rank and file revival: New labor movement hits R.I.

Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...

The price of tampering with free markets

When you mess with Mother Nature, she tends to mess back. Rampant inflation is just the latest example of what should now be common...
RETHINKING THINGS: Kevin A. Papa, a partner at Piccerelli, Gilstein & Co. LLP, says he’s hearing from a larger number of small-business owners who are reexamining how their company fits in their life and are thinking about an exit strategy. 
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Owners looking to cash out are keeping valuators busy

In a time of economic upheaval involving sky-high inflation, supply chain problems and staffing shortages, following two years of disruption that came with the...
ON THE ROAD: Transportation expert Valerie Southern, owner of Valerie J. Southern Transportation Consultant LLC, monitors foot and car traffic on Bellevue Avenue in Newport as part of her data collection before making safety recommendations for the city’s streets. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Southern’s transportation career was winding road

Business Women Awards 2022 Achievement Honoree Valerie Southern, Valerie J. Southern Transportation Consultant LLC WITH A CAREER in transportation planning, engineering and design in both...
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