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Laurie White
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce president
WHEN NEIGHBORING states began positioning themselves to poach Citizens Financial Group Inc. from its longtime Rhode Island home,...
PBN celebrates 40th anniversary with business community
PAWTUCKET – Providence Business News on Thursday celebrated four decades of providing business journalism to Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts at its 40th Anniversary...
Blue Cross, Greater Providence Chamber announce 2026 Worksite Health Awards
PROVIDENCE – Forty-eight companies across Rhode Island have been named recipients of Worksite Health Awards, an annual honor bestowed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island...
R.I. congressional members discuss Iran conflict, AI at Chamber breakfast
WARWICK – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said the steady churn of job market disruption stemming from the use of Artificial Intelligence, combined with...
Do you support a phased-in millionaires tax expected to be approved...
A proposed three-year phase in of a so-called “millionaires tax” that would gradually raise the top tax rate on income above $1 million to...
House’s millionaires tax phase-in plan fails to sway business opposition
PROVIDENCE – Business opposition to Rhode Island’s proposed “millionaires tax” is holding firm despite a three-year phase-in included in a House-approved budget plan, according...
Bipartisan coalition rallies against ‘millionaires tax,’ ‘death tax’
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Lounge on Thursday became a rare venue for Smith Hill bipartisanship spurred by the growing opposition against proposals such as...
General Assembly, business leaders spar over millionaires tax at Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders showcased stark policy differences over state government operations and the taxes that fund them during the Greater Providence Chamber...
R.I. business leaders express confidence during annual Chamber outlook breakfast
WARWICK – Rhode Island business leaders remain confident in their own companies despite ongoing pessimism about the national economy, according to a survey conducted...
Clean-up efforts aiding business reopenings following historic blizzard
PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island continues to dig out from a historic blizzard, local business and community leaders are praising state and municipal efforts...
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