Rhode Island

#41 Rhode Island

#44 in Taxation and Regulation

#37 in Workforce Quality

#39 in Living Environment

Right to Work? ✗

Regional Profile – Northeast

STATE	OVERALL REGIONAL RANK	TAXATION & REGULATION REGIONAL RANK	WORKFORCE QUALITY REGIONAL RANK	LIVING ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL RANK
Connecticut	9	10	6	5
Delaware	11	11	3	2
Maine	3	5	5	9
Maryland	7	8	11	8
Massachusetts	8	9	1	6
New Hampshire	2	2	2	1
New Jersey	10	6	9	11
New York	11	11	8	10
Pennsylvania	4	3	4	4
Rhode Island	6	7	7	7
Vermont	5	4	10	3

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

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