Tag: Stefan Pryor
PBN Summit: Experts grapple with uncertainty in coronavirus relief programs
How to get federal financial aid, how to spend the money properly and how to mop up after the money is gone or the...
Raimondo reengineered Commerce RI, but its true test may be yet...
Few would dispute that Rhode Island is in better shape economically than it was five years ago when Gov. Gina M. Raimondo began her...
Are there new options in works for ‘Superman’ building?
Discussions have been rekindled about how to reoccupy the “Superman” building, the iconic Providence skyscraper that’s been empty and dark for seven years. But...
PBN economic summit keynote: Recession not in the forecast
WARWICK – “There is no reason to suspect there will be a recession in the U.S. anytime soon,” said Thomas Tzitzouris, a Rhode Island...
PBN’s Economic Trends Summit approaches
PROVIDENCE – PBN's Economic Trends Summit will take place on Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Providence Warwick.
The summit will run from 8:30 a.m. to...
New report names blue economy as major economic opportunity
PROVIDENCE - “The Ocean State” can be more than just a nickname for Rhode Island.
It also represents a key part of the state’s future...
RIC to open new workforce development hub at former Dexter Credit...
CENTRAL FALLS – Sensing a need to help address workforce skills gaps in Rhode Island, one state college will open this week its new...
Will this tax solve R.I.’s affordable-housing problem?
Rhode Island needs more affordable apartments and houses. Most housing experts agree on this. But should state funds for home creation come from luxury...
Orsted to open innovation hub in Providence
NEWPORT – The global offshore wind developer that owns the Block Island Wind Farm today announced plans to open a United States Innovation Hub...
Many R.I. businesses partner overseas, but state’s trade-zone designation has yet...
Cargo ships carrying components for Block Island Wind Farm’s enormous wind turbines arrived regularly at Providence’s port in 2015 and 2016, when the wind...


















