Tag: Small business
ELECTION26: Gubernatorial race puts performance of R.I. Commerce in spotlight
On the top floor of the Wexford Science & Technology building overlooking Providence’s I-195 District, Gov. Daniel J. McKee stood before business executives and...
Broadway plant shop has taken root
When Anastasia Karatza discovered solace in the company of her plants, it was the genesis of her becoming a small-business owner and entrepreneur.
During the...
A fresh start for R.I. tax delinquents
Rhode Island leaders are expecting a $26 million boost in tax collections by early next year from delinquent payments.
The windfall from the state’s first...
Citizens survey: Half of small businesses expect growth despite falling economic...
PROVIDENCE – Half of U.S. small-business owners expect revenue growth over the next three months, even as confidence in the broader economy continues to...
New R.I. law aims to curb human trafficking
Hotels and short-term rental operators in Rhode Island are being required to do their part to prevent human trafficking. In fact, it’s the law.
As...
America250-Enduring Success: Palagis Ice Cream
(Editor’s note: This is the seventh installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...
SBA: Rhode Island small businesses received $179M in loans in 2025
SMITHFIELD – Rhode Island small businesses received $179 million in loans in fiscal year 2025, a 56.9% increase over the previous year.
A total of...
Can we grow jobs with a wealth tax?
Most voters would agree that Rhode Island needs new sources of revenue.
The challenge, of course, exemplified by the debate over Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
Nonprofit bringing small businesses together to grow and thrive
MIDDLETOWN – Small Business Collective, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting small businesses, has launched in Rhode Island and has named Mollie Frazer Williams...
R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry
Rhode Island is losing another one.
Friends Foundry Inc. in Woonsocket, VIBCO Inc.’s casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31....
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