Providence Business News’ Summer 2017 Business Survey

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Strong quarterly results help fuel R.I. business owners’ faith in local...

Economic Activity 09/22/2017

Optimism reigns among Rhode Island business owners about the future for their businesses and the statewide economy, despite ongoing concerns about finding qualified workers...

LOOKING UP: A number of indicators of PBN’s Business Survey hit record highs this past summer, building on the improving local and national economy and projecting continued growth and increased employment. / PBN GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING & LISA LAGRECA

Setting positive records, PBN’s Business Survey is positive news

Economic Activity 09/22/2017

In its nearly 10 years, Providence Business News’ Business Survey has charted the slow, sometimes inconsistent, recovery of Rhode Island from the Great Recession....

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