Tag: Leonard Lardaro
Lardaro: R.I.’s economic recovery continues but labor concerns loom
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy expanded for the 11th consecutive month in February but pandemic-related employment concerns remain, University of Rhode Island economist and...
Lardaro: R.I. economic recovery more rapid and stronger than anticipated
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy expanded for the 10th consecutive month in January indicating a more rapid and stronger pandemic recovery than anticipated, but...
Lardaro: CCI sees year end on high note with continued expansion,...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy ended 2021 on a high note, as it continued to see expansion for the ninth consecutive month in...
Lardaro: CCI shows strong performance in Nov., but return to normalcy...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy continued to see expansion for the eighth consecutive month in November, with Current Conditions Index indicators registering strong...
Lardaro: R.I. economic recovery to remain uneven for next two to...
PROVIDENCE – The state's economy expanded for the seventh consecutive month in October but will likely take two or three years to recover from...
ALL IN with Bally’s: But how risky is R.I.’s heavy reliance...
Rhode Island has come to rely heavily on Justin Kane and other recreational gamblers like him.
Kane, a Providence real estate investor, likes to blow...
R.I. monthly labor market data raises accuracy questions
PROVIDENCE – If the state’s monthly labor market report should usually be taken with a grain of salt, the latest statistics call for a...
Lardaro: R.I. continues an uneven economic recovery
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy continued to expand in September, marking six consecutive months of growth, according to data released by University of...
Lardaro: R.I.’s recovery slows in Aug., ‘choppy performance’ expected going forward
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy continued to expand in August, but slowed as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the state's economy.
The state's...
Lardaro: R.I. economy posts highest possible CCI value in July
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated in earnest in July.
The state's current conditions index value...



















