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Lesson learned in testifying against bottle bill
I’ve run a factory. I’ve weathered tariffs. I’ve navigated a pandemic, served on R.I. Commerce Corp. and watched millions of dollars invested in the...
Businesses must ‘make their voices heard’ on state budget
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi’s Jan. 8 address at the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast “Shekarchi: No money for...
R.I. has fallen behind in use of manufactured homes
As a housing crisis continues to rage throughout the U.S., a recent report notes that more residents are willing to live in nontraditional quarters...
ROBOTS RISING? Manufacturers mull employing tech as it gets smarter, cheaper
Enter igus Bearings Inc.’s newly opened facility in East Providence, and you’ll be met with the sounds of whirring and clangs typical of a...
Robots will eliminate jobs but create new ones too
Unions are understandably worried about job losses that will come as manufacturers turn to technology to curb costs and improve production and efficiency.
There’s no...
38th World Trade Day to focus on supply chain resiliency, improved...
SMITHFIELD – When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world four years ago, local businesses had to grapple with many complex changes and challenges, including...
Business leaders express guarded optimism at economic outlook breakfast
WARWICK – Rhode Island business leaders and financial experts remain guarded on the region’s short-term economic prospects, agreeing Tuesday during the annual Economic Outlook...
READY AND ABLE: Older workers filling R.I. employment gaps
After 35 years in insurance marketing, the last 20 with Rhode Island-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co. managing multimillion-dollar campaigns, Eduardo Naya tried to retire.
It...
Report: R.I. leaders should tailor Investment Tax Credit to manufacturing
PROVIDENCE – A new state report on Rhode Island’s Investment Tax Credit shows that between 2019 and 2021 the program did not break even...
MAKING ROOM In the MIDDLE: R.I. struggles to create workforce housing,...
For nursing assistant Johnbray Brown, moving into a workforce-rate unit in the renovated Paragon Mill in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood was a hard-won victory spanning...
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