RI Taxing Facts But Not Fiction is 1st Amendment Violation, Says RI ACLU in Federal Lawsuit The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Rhode...

VIDEO: eMoney Advisor Announces More Than 100 Employees Now in Providence eMoney Advisor, a leading provider of technology solutions and services that “help people talk about money,”...

Print Ad Revenue Drops 14.8% for Projo’s Parent Co. and Projo Circulation Drops to 38K The news for the Providence Journal’s parent company was dismal for the first quarter of 2019. Read More.  ...

WSJ Blasts Raimondo’s Spending and Taxes as State House Grapples With Budget in Final Weeks Governor Gina Raimondo is making national news, but this time it is a blistering rebuke by the Wall...

Property Taxes on Families & Businesses  Driven up by 25%    “Firefighter Overtime” and “Evergreen” Bills Would Give Unions a More Unfair Negotiating Advantage...

Providence’s Pension Plan in “Critical” Status — $1.3B Underfunded, 20 Other Funds in Distress The City of Providence’s pension fund — the largest municipal plan in the state of Rhode...

RI Commerce, City of Pawtucket to Review 6 Proposals for Reuse of McCoy and Downtown Development The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation along with the City of Pawtucket announced Friday that they have...

Mayor Elorza: FY20 Budget Invests in Providence’s Future by Investing in Providence’s People Proposed FY20 Budget emphasizes community connectivity, increases supports for children and families,...

Tale of Two States: MA Jobs Exploding v. Rhode Island Falling Over the past five months, Rhode Island and Massachusetts have been moving in opposite directions. Economically, Read More.    ...

Happy Easter from everyone at the Center to you and your family! We hope you had a great holiday weekend. In this newsletter, we wish we had better news to deliver. Unfortunately, the employment...

NEW: Ørsted, Eversource to Invest $4.5 Million in RI’s Offshore Wind Workforce & Supply Chain Governor Gina Raimondo announced that Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource have pledged $4.5...

Friction Grows In Transitioning Providence Neighborhoods Are transitioning Providence neighborhoods a sign of economic progress — or the displacement of minority and lower Read More.    ...

Can Rhode Island Become a Destination for Millennials? The trends have been going in the wrong direction for decades — young people leaving Rhode Island. Now, a new study Read More.    ...

Stop & Shop, Walmart and Even Banking Are Replacing Workers with Robots — Quickly Longtime American jobs are disappearing — they are being replaced by robots that are more efficient and Read...

A&P, Almacs Once Dominated But Are Now Gone—What Is Stop & Shop’s Fate? Southern New England has been dominated by three supermarket chains over the past century. First, there was...

Projo’s Top Boss Made $1.7M While Staff, Circulation, Stock & Same Store Revenue Declined The news in 2018 was grim for the Providence Journal and other GateHouse Media-owned newspapers, but...

The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation recently held a conference exploring Rhode Island’s Opportunity Zones and their potential benefit for the Ocean State. There were more than 200 attendees,...

  Selig Center’s Multicultural Economy Report shows minority groups have a combined buying power of $3.9 trillion Every racial and ethnic minority group in America is making financial gains...

NEW: Elorza Drops Plan to Sell Water Supply, Offers No Plan to Resolve $2B in Unfunded Liabilities Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has abandoned his plan to sell or lease the Providence Water Supply...