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Hurricanes, tornados, floods, wildfires and other natural disasters claim lives and leave in their wake the destruction of businesses and livelihoods around the globe. And the growth of complex international supply chains means these disasters cast a wide economic net.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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121nexus used its $50,000 Providence Innovation Investment Program loan to hire its first employee and four interns to develop a mobile voter-data system in time for the 2012 presidential election.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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CPA and KLR shareholder talks about the company’s work and developing client relationships.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Webster Bank has named SapientNitro as its marketing agency of record, according to a press release from the bank. The marketing efforts will include research and strategy development, website development, online creative, print and radio advertising and broadcast production. Webster Bank has been working with Sapient Nitro since 2007.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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BETHESDA, Md. – The new ability-to-repay rule on mortgage financing that goes into effect in Jan. 10, 2014 is enormous in scope, so complex that it’s detailed in an 804-page volume, according to the website www.insidemortgagefinance.com
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By Rhonda Miller |
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More credit card holders are paying their bill on time, as shown by the lowest credit card delinquency rate in 18 years, according to the website lowcards.com.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Several banks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut received “satisfactory” ratings in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s April list of banks examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, according to the FDIC.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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While many companies are still downsizing downsize and the job market in Rhode Island struggles to expand, Independence Financial Partners, the local John Hancock Financial Network firm, is hiring, said spokeswoman Deb Nelson.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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One-in-four teens believe they won’t achieve a positive cash flow, but will depend largely on financial assistance from their parents or guardians, until they’re at least 25 to 27 years old, teen advocacy group Junior Achievement of Rhode Island announced in an April 5 press release.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Navigant Credit Union members will receive a bonus dividend of 2 percent of interest accrued on accounts in 2012, according to a press release. This marks 25 consecutive years the credit union awarded a dividend to its members.
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By Rhonda Miller |