The owners of Ocean State Job Lot say Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s new big-rig truck tolls, headed for likely House and Senate passage this week, have led them to put a $50 million expansion on hold. Given the likely passage of Raimondo’s toll-and-borrowing plan, unveiled little more than a week ago, David Sarlitto, Job Lot’s executive director, issued a statement Feb 6: “A 500,000-square-foot, $50 million distribution center is now on hold pending review and discussion with the state regarding business practices.”
