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State must do more to train unemployed to fill jobs
PBN: What do you think the No. 1 issue is in this election and how do you plan to approach it? more

By Michael Souza
PBN Staff Writer | 10/22/12 | 1 comment

EPA approves New Bedford terminal project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the $100 million, 28.5-acre marine terminal project in New Bedford. more
| 11/20/12 | 1 comment
R.I. ranked 2nd worst state to do business
On Forbes Magazine’s list of the Best States for Business, Rhode Island ranked 49th, beating out only Maine as the worst state in the country to do business. more
| 12/13/12 | 1 comment
DEM is seeking proposals to farm state-run land
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said last week it is seeking proposals to farm certain parcels of state land. more
12/24/12 | 1 comment
Many with health insurance received free preventive care under Affordable Care Act
About 71 million Americans with private health insurance received free preventative care such as a mammogram or flu shot under the Affordable Care Act in 2011 or 2012, according to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. more
FedEx joins CVS in pressing Congress for corporate tax cut
Top executives from 18 large U.S. companies, including FedEx Corp., CVS Caremark Corp. and Boeing Co., are trying to keep up pressure on Congress to cut corporate tax rates. more
Work begins on I-195 land
The next step in the redevelopment of the former Interstate 195 footprint in the capital city took place Monday, marked by an official groundbreaking at the western end of the property attended by Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee as well as the city’s congressional delegation. more
| 4/8/13 | 1 comment
Former students pay for accepting exploitive loans
JPMorgan Chase & Co. charges Mirella Tovar as much as 10.25 percent annual interest on her student loans – a rate as high as a credit card. more
Bloomberg News | 6/11/12 | 1 comment
Land-based turbines face headwinds
There are more commercial-scale wind turbines on the Rhode Island horizon than ever before and offshore wind farms that could generate a substantial portion of the state’s energy remain on track. more
Speed bumps ahead for the health-benefits exchange?
When the first six states – Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon and Washington – were granted conditional approval by the Obama administration on Dec. 10, 2012, to operate their new state-run, health-insurance exchanges, Rhode Island had not yet filed its application. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 1/28/13 | 1 comment
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