BRISTOL – The Community Partnerships Center at Roger Williams University began the spring 2013 semester with 14 projects under way, as part of the university’s partnership with the R.I. Economic Development Corporation announced last October. more

Summer may be the season for sailing in Rhode Island, but winter is shaping up to be prosperous as well. Two major February announcements – that Newport will be the only United States stop on the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race and that last summer’s America Cup World Series Event brought a total of $52.7 million to the state - bring promises of continued industry success. more

If you are a believer in the power of the Knowledge Economy to transform Rhode Island, the past few weeks have been unsettling. more

Bel Air Finishing Supply in North Kingstown first tapped state professional-development grants five years ago when the company was making a push for exports and needed to train workers in overseas marketing. more

With its plan to expand educational efforts in downtown Providence, Roger Williams University is doing more than energizing its offerings. It will help boost the capital city as well. more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee starts the second half of his term with an economic record that is mediocre at best. Rhode Island finds itself with a very slow-growing economy, high unemployment and modest job creation, and no real comprehensive plan to get us out of this mess. more

As a former town council president, five-term Rhode Island state senator, 27-year vice president of a major Rhode Island corporation employing 1,200, and former president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce for 18 years, I thought I would weigh in on the state’s efforts to reinvent itself in the years ahead. more

Even though Rhode Island has gained some economic strength in 2013, the Ocean State “still lags behind other states in New England when looking at major economic indicators such as growth of the gross state product and the unemployment rate,” according to the spring 2013 New England Economic Outlook report from the New England Economic Partnership. more

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has signed legislation that will require a cost-benefit analysis and periodic review of all regulations governing or impacting small businesses. more

Rhode Island workforce-development leaders are broadening the landscape for entrepreneurs with the revival of a state program that allows some residents collecting unemployment insurance to create a new business instead of hunting for a job. more