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IN GOOD COMPANY: The R.I. Commerce Corp. board meets at Cumberland-based baby product company Baby Delight Inc. in June for a strategic retreat to discuss economic and workforce trends. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, third from the left, leads the meeting. 
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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...

Cost, road trip concerns and safety fears lower EV interest, survey...

PROVIDENCE – A new AAA Northeast survey reveals that 54% of drivers feel safer in gas-powered cars than electric vehicles, with other barriers to...
BIG DEAL: Numerous states have introduced incentives to attract data center projects like this Amazon Web Services data center in Boardman, Ore. 
AP FILE PHOTO/JENNY KANE

Data center incentive bill stalls after tax administrator raises red flags

Efforts to get more data centers built in Rhode Island were put on hold in May when legislation offering tax breaks to developers was...
Daniel Denvir / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Daniel Denvir

5Q: Daniel Denvir | Co-chair, Reclaim RI 1. Why is tenant organizing a good strategy? Today, landlords, real estate firms and financial institutions hold...

Limited Deductibility of Research and Experimental and Software Development Costs

Barring any further legislation, calendar year taxpayers will not be allowed to fully deduct research and experimental (R&E) costs or software development costs when...
TWO STATE LEGISLATORS have introduced measures in the General Assembly that would allow Rhode Island to enter into agreements with other states that would prevent them from offering "corporate giveaways" to companies so they move across borders. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Legislation on ‘no-poaching’ between states raises questions about enforcement

Two Rhode Island lawmakers are calling for a truce in the economic border war waged with tax incentives with neighboring states, but some authorities...
THE R.I. OFFICE OF REVENUE ANALYSIS, part of the R.I. Department of Revenue, last month issued a report asking state legislators to address flaws in the Jobs Development Act tax incentive program. PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Legislators slow to address tax incentive program deemed ineffective

An R.I. Office of Revenue Analysis report critical of a 28-year-old tax incentive program intended to create jobs hasn’t exactly inspired legislators to move...

The right way to attract business

As companies labor to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, some businesses that feel hemmed in by local or statewide workplace safety mandates have...

Legislative impact on business

Do you think the General Assembly is doing enough to support Rhode Island-based businesses? No: 100% Yes: 0% What legislation should the state focus on to aid...
THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. IS CONSIDERING UP TO $800,000 in Qualified Jobs Incentive tax credits for the data science firm Aretec Inc. to expand into Rhode Island.

Commerce to consider incentives for data science firm

PROVIDENCE – At a meeting scheduled for Monday evening, the R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors will consider incentives for Aretec Inc. to expand...
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