Economics
2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between the business community and our state’s elected officials, …
Gary Ezovski
Economics
Video from the 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
The structure of the late morning/early afternoon portion of the 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit consists of getting political luminaries such as Speaker …
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Is the Public-Private Partnerships Commission asking the right questions?
The final minutes of the first meeting of a special State House commission to study Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) took the form of public comments from …
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P3 advocates seek a playing field advantage before negotiations begin
P3s (Public-Private Partnerships), are simply another procurement tool in the legislative toolbox said John Parkinson. Such a tool “can be applied to something other than …
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Skanska’s public-private partnership sales pitch at the State House
Representatives from Skanska, the 5th largest construction company in the world, gave their sales pitch to the State House commission tasked with studying the best …
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Public goods and spaces at risk as State House leaders seek to expand public-private partnerships
The way is being paved for a massive expansion of public-private partnerships in Rhode Island, putting public goods and public spaces, such as water, schools, …