Interview: Reed and Whitehouse Update Chamber on COVID-19 Relief Package Chamber President Laurie White caught up with Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday afternoon for a conversation...

View the Chamber’s Recorded Webinar: Waiting for Your PPP Loan? This Program May Help The Rhode Island Superior Court has initiated a business protection program in response to disruptions...

Top Lobbyist Hired by Arizona Company Proposing $400M Soccer Stadium in Pawtucket Former Rhode Island Speaker of the House Bill Murphy, who has close ties to Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello,...

RI Ranks Poorly in Securing Small Business PPP Stimulus Funds Rhode Island ranks 36th in the United States for securing monies under the Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) via the federal Read More.   7...

Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), made several announcements today about the state’s response to...

EDITORIAL: This Crisis Is RI’s Opportunity to Reinvent Itself for the Future – 6 Must-Do Steps This cruel economic and healthcare crisis has exposed Rhode Island’s economic frailty. The...

Message from Governor Raimondo: Answering Your Questions about Cloth Masks Last week, the State of Rhode Island began recommending that we should all be wearing cloth face coverings when we are out in...

7 Major Coronavirus Developments — Federal Funds Little Help to RI Restaurants —  April 13, 2020 Rhode Island restaurateurs are warning the federal stimulus may do little to help them. The...

As Stimulus Money Runs Out, RI Taps Goldman Sachs to Support Small Business and Backstop Federal PPP John Rogers, Executive Vice President of Goldman Sachs, announced on Monday that his investment...

Goldman Sachs Commits $10 Million for Small Business Loans in Rhode Island Governor Raimondo announced today that Goldman Sachs has committed $10 million for loans for small businesses in Rhode Island...

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Latest Unemployment Numbers Show More Than 165,000 in RI Out of Work Going into the coronavirus crisis and shutdown, approximately 20,000 Rhode Island residents were unemployed. Since Read More.  ...

How Long and Deep Will Rhode Island Be in a Recession – Experts Weigh In Rhode Island’s unemployment is spiraling — now more than 165,000 are out of work. The critical question is Read...

“The only limitation on the number of applications has been the states’ ability to process those claims,” said one analyst. Eddie Rodriguez, who works for the City of Hialeah, hands out...

Lawmakers Can Help Pave the Way for Economic & Health Recovery   Elected officials do not have to sit helplessly by and rely on federal aid   See Our 20 Policy Solutions Here   Providence,...

View the Chamber’s Recorded Webinar: How Non-Profits Can Access Federal Stimulus Funds and Tax Credits This morning, the accounting and advisory firm of Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP...

Up to $1.5 million in funding available through the Providence Business Loan Fund for Providence-based businesses PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced a series of resources to help...

BankFive Appoints New President Chairman Richard L. Lafrance has announced that BankFive has appointed a new president effective April 6, 2020. Also: BankFive Promotes Three Banking Veterans, Two...