Property Taxes on Families & Businesses Driven up by 25%
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
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
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
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
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. ...
Unfortunately, The Employment Situation In Rhode Island Is Getting Worse
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...
Ørsted, Eversource to Invest $4.5 Million in RI’s Offshore Wind Workforce & Supply Chain
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
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?
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
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?
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
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...
Hispanics accounted for the majority increase in U.S. homeownership
NAHREP’s State of Hispanic Homeownership Report details strength and scope of Hispanic market Alyssa Stringer The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released the 2018...
R.I. Small Business Update
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,...
Minority markets see economic growth
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...
Elorza Drops Plan to Sell Water Supply, Offers No Plan to Resolve $2B in Unfunded Liabilities
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...
State-Mandated Citywide Real Estate Property Revaluation Complete
Vision Government Solutions, Inc. to use sales and market data to update real estate property values citywide PROVIDENCE R.I. – The City of Providence today announced that the state-mandated full...
Diossa Lobbied for ICE to Bring Prisoners to Wyatt, Prison of Death and Financial Chaos
Diossa Lobbied for ICE to Bring Prisoners to Wyatt, Prison of Death and Financial Chaos In 2015, Central Falls Mayor James Diossa lobbied the Rhode Island congressional delegation to work to bring...
Support The 6.5% Sales Tax Promise
Support The 6.5% Sales Tax Promise The families of the Ocean State deserve a better policy culture, and keeping promises is a good place to start. Existing state law (General Law...
Mayor Elorza and Uber Announce Expansion of JUMP Dockless Electric Bike Share in Providence
Expansion will more than triple the size of the service area to cover all of Providence and add more than 700 new e-bikes PROVIDENCE R.I.- Today, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and Uber announced that...