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Rhode Island was ranked among the top five worst places to do business in the U.S. during all four years Gina Raimondo, President Biden s nominee for secretary of commerce, was governor.
In 2015 when Raimondo took office, Rhode Island ranked No. 48, according to CNBC s annual list of America s Top States for Business. The state sat at No. 50 in 2016, No. 45 in 2017, No. 45 in 2018 and No. 50 again in 2019, the outlet s latest list of the best states for business.
WalletHub s 2019 Best & Worst States to Start a Business report also put Rhode Island in last place.
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email Gina Raimondo’s Focus as Commerce Secretary: Inequality, Jobs and Climate Change
Commerce secretary nominee Gina Raimondo, the governor of Rhode Island, said in her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that she will focus on job creation with an eye on climate change and workers.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Commerce, began her confirmation hearings before a Senate committee Tuesday. In them, she laid out her priorities for the role, including addressing inequality, investing in manufacturing and tackling climate change.
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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo may be President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, but her venture capital firm continues to market her as a member of “our team.”
Raimondo has refused to answer press questions over the past two weeks refusing to answer questions about the coronavirus, the failed vaccine rollout or questions about any other issue. Not surprising, she is refusing to answer her relationship with Point Judith.
Over the past ten years while Raimondo served as Rhode Island s General Treasurer and Governor, the state had an investment in the venture firm that she helped found with Steve Griffin, Bernie Buonanno and Brendan VanDeventer and others in 2001.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
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