This Week's Poll

Are you giving more often to charities today than a year ago?

A recent report from Fidelity Charitable indicated that the number of grants made in 2012 through the fund manager increased 12.9 percent to 429,000. Have you increased your giving recently?

Should Rhode Island default on up to $89 million in bond payments, including interest, owed from its failed investment in 38 Studios LLC?

Are Rhode Islanders too negative about the state’s economic climate/performance?

Recent stories about the declining unemployment rate in Rhode Island have included data that indicates the state’s labor force is shrinking as well. Is the emphasis on that last point obscuring the true picture of the state’s economy?

Do you expect Marcel A. Valois to be able to change Rhode Island’s business climate?

One of the key challenges confronting the new head of the RIEDC, Marcel A. Valois, is whether he will be able to change the state’s business climate, which is perceived as being overly burdensome in regulation and taxes. What do you think?

Are you seeing an uptick in your company’s business this year?

With the equity markets hitting record levels on a regular basis, corporate America is doing just fine, even as unemployment and wage stagnation hit the working class. Is your company sharing in the recovery seen on Wall Street?

Should public support be given to redevelop the “Superman Building” in Providence?

The owner of downtown Providence’s “Superman Building,” as the Industrial Trust Tower has been known for years, is looking for upwards of $75 million to redevelop the historic structure. Would that level of public investment be worth it?

Do you agree with House Speaker Gordon D. Fox that it is time to dismantle the R.I. Economic Development Corporation?

House Speaker Gordon D. Fox is backing a package of economic-policy bills that would include replacing the R.I. Economic Development Corp. with a more-limited R.I. Commerce Corporation controlled by a new commerce secretary. A Senate plan seeks a rebranded EDC but would not form a new secretariat.