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Thursday, May 25, 2023GUEST EDITORIAL: Call for Action on Housing
GUEST EDITORIAL: Call for Action on HousingCall for Action on Housing By Newport This Week Staff | on May 25, 2023FacebookTwitterEmailMessengerCopy LinkSMSShare While communities statewide are struggling to cope with issues surrounding housing for working families and low-income residents, the greater Newport region is witnessing the extreme of these issues. Without the intervention of a concerted effort to make more housing available for working individuals, we will lose opportunities to enhance the
Monday, January 09, 2023Majority of area businesses report ‘great and growing’ operations
Sixty percent of surveyed storefronts in Newport and Bristol counties said they are thriving despite a scarce workforce, historic inflation and shortages with supply chains. The report by Connect Greater Newport, which is a public-private partnership launched in 2018 to support the region’s economic development, was released Dec. 28. The data was collected in October when representatives on behalf of the nonprofit organization visited 60 businesses in Barrington, Bristol, Jamestown, Middletown, Newport,
Tuesday, August 16, 2022Newport's workforce housing is shrinking, but a study is underway to address the issue
Newport's workforce housing is shrinking, but a study is underway to address the issueSavana DunningNewport Daily News NEWPORT — As the availability of workforce housing for residents in Newport and Bristol counties continues to shrink, the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce has started studying ways to address the issue for years to come. "We were able to put together a proposal that was funded by the van Beuren Foundation to take a look at workforce housing and develop a plan," said Erin
Thursday, July 21, 2022Greater Newport Region Continues Economic Recovery Economic Pulse data shows a tight labor market and increasing wages
For immediate releaseJuly 21, 2022 Greater Newport Region Continues Economic RecoveryEconomic Pulse data shows a tight labor market and increasing wages Newport and Bristol County, RI – Connect Greater Newport, the regional economic development division of the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, released its June monthly Economic Pulse data which shows the following:Regional unemployment sits at 2.1% - a historically low level. Over 2,200 more people were employed in May 2022 than before the pandemic
Thursday, February 10, 2022Jumpstarting the Blue Economy
Opinion: Jumpstarting the Blue EconomyBy Rep. Deborah Ruggiero and Erin Donovan-Boyle Read the original article here. There’s no better place to build and grow Rhode Island’s blue economy than Greater Newport. Growing a sustainable blue economy is an economic development strategy that attracts talent, creates jobs in coastal communities and leverages our strong defense, marine trades, manufacturing and high tech industries. The uniqueness of Narragansett Bay’s ecosystem and physical infrastructure is
