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In the Arena – Elizabeth Tanner, Secretary of Commerce, RI Commerce Corp.
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leadership in Rhode Island. This week he talks with Liz Tanner, head of CommerceRI (following Stefan Pryor). Tanner was working at CommerceRI, then went to the RI Department of Business Regulation, and is now back at CommerceRI as its director. They talk about electrical/energy rates, and concerns of the business community.
They discuss rising interest rates, impending recession, inflation and costs of doing business.
Listen to In the Arena every Sunday at 7am on ABC6.