Twin River Worldwide Holdings Locates HQ in Providence in Paolino’s Building Twin River’s parent company announced on Tuesday that it will locate its corporate headquarters to Providence in...

Where is RI’s Economy Going?  — See the Indicators Data indicators regarding RI’s economy look like a shotgun blast — they are all over the place. GoLocalRead More.     Side of the...

Lawsuit Filed — Charges of “Inhabitable Squalor” at RI Housing Project The first of what lawyers say will be upwards of 40 lawsuits were filed in Superior Court on Tuesday alleging the...

Perpetual Contracts Will Keep Rhode Island in Perpetual Decline Providence, RI— Statement from Mike Stenhouse, CEO for the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity on the “perpetual...

VIDEO: Reed Secures $30 Million in Infrastructure Improvements for T.F. Green At a press conference at T.F. Green on Friday morning, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the...

Narragansett Brewery Announces Fox Point Brewery—See the Location Narragansett Brewery announced on Wednesday night that the company will be opening a brewery in Fox Point section of Read More.  ...

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.    ...