Tag: Laurie White
McKee’s sales tax cut too small to matter much, some observers...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to cut the state's sales tax from 7% to 6.85% is getting a tepid reception from policy analysts and...
PBN debuts 2023 Book of Lists at Graduate Providence
PROVIDENCE – Nearly 250 local business and nonprofit representatives gathered Thursday at the Graduate Providence to network with one another during Providence Business News’...
Blue Cross, Greater Providence Chamber announce 2022 Worksite Health Awards
PROVIDENCE – Thirty-four businesses across Rhode Island have earned recognition as healthy workplaces from the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and Blue Cross &...
Raimondo, Walsh lay out vision for workforce training at Providence Chamber...
PROVIDENCE – A top D.C. job hasn’t changed U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo’s perspective about how to grow the economy.
Indeed, Raimondo’s conviction that...
Providence business community still worried about bike lanes
It’s been more than a year since Providence installed a bike lane on South Water Street despite opposition from businesses, but it’s apparently done...
Gubernatorial candidates talk taxes, blue economy at business forum
WARWICK – A week before the Sept. 13 gubernatorial primaries, a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce survey showed that 70% of those polled already...
Efforts to unionize growing
Union membership had been on the decline during the pandemic but may suddenly be in the midst of a revival.
A wave of self-organizing efforts...
Business community accepts R.I. cannabis act
After years of fighting against the legalization of recreational marijuana use, many Rhode Island business leaders say they’re now satisfied with parts of the...
Trouble hiring? Embrace advancement opportunities, flexibility
PROVIDENCE – Over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses continue to identify hiring and staff retention as a top issue. For information...
ARPA funding, education and employer needs among priorities at legislative forum
PROVIDENCE – Universal preschool, meeting business and workforce needs, and how Rhode Island should respond to other pandemic and climate change challenges were highlighted...
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