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THE U.S. TREASURY Department said government borrowing this year will more than double from 2017 to $1.34 trillion in 2018. / BLOOMBERG NEWS

Treasury sees 2018 borrowing needs surging to $1.34T

Economic Activity 10/29/2018

NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury Department said government borrowing this year will more than double from 2017 to $1.34 trillion as the Trump administration...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP plans to issue an executive order Friday directing his administration to make it easier for small businesses to band together to set up retirement-savings plans. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Trump wants retirement saving rules expanded for small companies

Government 08/31/2018

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order Friday directing his administration to make it easier for small businesses to...

OPPORTUNITY ZONES: A map of the nominated census tracts in Rhode Island that Gov. Gina M. Raimondo submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department as Opportunity Zones, areas in which investors become eligible for tax incentives for investing in real estate projects or businesses. / COURTESY COMMERCE RI

Raimondo nominates 25 R.I. investment ‘opportunity zones’ to U.S. Treasury Department

Government 04/23/2018

PROVIDENCE – In the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, there was a provision designed to encourage investment in low-income areas that...

R.I. Housing wins $4.7M federal grant

Government 03/19/2018

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island Housing was awarded a $4.7 million grant from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Magnet Fund to preserve 550 apartments and...

IN AN EFFORT to help Americans determine if the amount of federal taxes being withheld from their pay is accurate under the new tax law, the U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday unveiled an online calculator, which is available at irs.gov. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Tax cut calculator unveiled by Treasury to verify withholding

Financial Services 02/28/2018

NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled an online calculator Wednesday to help Americans determine whether the amount of federal taxes being withheld from...

ALLAN TEAR, co-founder and managing partner of Betaspring. An audit by the U.S. Treasury Department found that Betaspring misused $803,644 to fund operations from the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative. / PBN FILE PHOTO/Michael Salerno

Federal audit finds Betaspring intentionally misused $804K

Entrepreneurship 09/22/2017

PROVIDENCE – A federal audit released this week claims business-accelerator and consultant Betaspring LLC intentionally misused $803,644 to fund operations in 2012. A manager of...