Tag: Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
Report: R.I. GDP contracts at 40.6% annualized rate in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s gross domestic product contracted at a 40.6% annualized rate in the second quarter, reflecting the severe economic impact of the...
Report: R.I. GDP contracts at 40.6% annualized rate in Q2
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's gross domestic product declined at a 40.6% annualized rate in the second quarter, reflecting the severe economic impact of the...
Keck receives first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award
KIM A. KECK received the first Kati Machtley Businesswoman of the Year Award at the virtual Bryant University Women’s Summit on June 10. Keck,...
Magaziner: R.I. needs to make investment to stabilize economy; can safely...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the debt capacity to borrow another $200 million this year, on top of the $387 million in bonds proposed...
Pandemic offers R.I. leaders a chance to reassess priorities
Rhode Island has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than most states, and the economic fallout has left the General Assembly with a...
RIPEC: State unemployment trust may run out by Sept., resulting in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund is on track to run out by September, and the result may be higher taxes for...
Report: R.I. Q1 GDP projected to have contracted at 4.3% annualized...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s gross domestic product was estimated to have contracted at a 4.3% annualized rate, according to a report from the Rhode...
Five Questions With: Sandra Parrillo
Sandra Parrillo is CEO and president of The Providence Mutual Fire Co., and was recently elected to The Washington Trust Co. board of directors....
Unkindest cuts: Many casualties expected as R.I. begins ‘brutal’ budget process
The future looked encouraging for Karen Santilli just a few months ago. In mid-January, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo released a $10.2 billion fiscal 2021 budget...
Are we ready? Raimondo moves ahead with reopening R.I.
Mounting case counts, hospitalizations and deaths. Soaring unemployment claims and nose-diving tax revenue. Mysteriously high infection rates among Latinos. No matter what part of...
