Tag: Rhode Island Business Coalition
R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws
For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...
McKee vetoes 5 bills in final days of legislative session
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee vetoed five bills that had been passed by the General Assembly, including legislation that would have banned so-called...
Must R.I. give Citizens what it wants?
The 11th-hour budget amendment submitted by Gov. Daniel J. McKee asking to overhaul how Rhode Island-based banks are taxed had some questioning whether the...
Noncompete pacts banned by FTC, but for how long?
The Federal Trade Commission may have banned most forms of noncompete agreements between employers and employees, but it’s unclear whether the ruling will survive...
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
New tax exemption to make tangible difference in R.I.
At Symposium Books Inc. in downtown Providence, the property making up the store’s physical backbone – its numerous bookcases, for instance, or the computers...
CPAs, analysts grapple with high-tech evolution
Experts have predicted for years that the growth of artificial intelligence will transform the accounting industry. For some, it already has.
The technology is enabling...
What more can the business community do to help improve the...
A coalition of Rhode Island business groups on Nov. 2 announced a new alliance focused on improving education and student achievement across the state.
The...
R.I. business groups form alliance to support education
PROVIDENCE – A collection of prominent groups representing hundreds of businesses across Rhode Island on Thursday formed a new alliance to support better education...
32-hour workweek law? Not much support in R.I.
In an effort to find and retain workers in a tight job market, some companies have toyed with the idea of converting to a...
