#41 Rhode Island
#44 in Taxation and Regulation
#37 in Workforce Quality
#39 in Living Environment
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#41 Rhode Island
Regional Profile – Northeast
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Key Companies
Bank of America
Citizens Bank
CVS Caremark
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Hasbro
Textron
United Natural Foods
Wal-Mart
Advantages
While it could ideally move faster, Rhode Island is inching forward on the road to post-Recession recovery, with a 1.8% GDP growth rate.
Challenges
Business owners last year gave their state government an “F” in categories like ease of starting a small business, regulations, tax code, licensing and zoning in a study conducted by Thumbtack.com. Also, the Plantation State is showing signs of structural problems.
Key Contacts
Dept. of Administration
Michael DiBiase, Director
401-222-2280
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
http://www.admin.ri.gov/
Current Developments
Regional Report: Northeast 2016
March 18, 2016
Citizens Financial’s Bruce Van Saun Banks on Steering a Spinoff
October 19, 2015