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Report: Newport County top in U.S. for second-home purchases

NEWPORT – A new report by San-Fransisco-based Pacaso Inc. found that Newport County had the largest year-over-year increase in second-home purchases of any county...
TAKING STOCK: Minnie Luong, co-founder and co-owner of Chi Foods LLC, at the company’s facility in Pawtucket. She says she didn’t seek a bank loan when starting her kimchi business because she knew small businesses are viewed as risky by lenders, especially minority- and women-owned businesses. 
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In fermented veggies, a family heritage preserved

(Editor’s note: This is the 40th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
ALL IN: Citizens Financial Group Inc. has hired more than 100 people from the former First Republic Bank’s wealth management arm in order to launch its own private bank to service high-wealth clients. 
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Citizens looks to capitalize on its new private bank

When San Francisco-based First Republic Bank imploded last spring and its financial assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citizens Financial Group Inc....
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Five Questions With: Cassandra Thomas

5Q: Cassandra Thomas | Director of economic development, city of Providence 1. What are the greatest economic challenges facing the city and the best...
EDUCATION BEFORE ­MEDICATION: Jennifer Walter, nurse practitioner, left her primary care practice to open Renewed Health LLC in Cumberland to educate patients about the benefits of lifestyle and behavioral changes rather than prescribing medications. 
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A unique approach to helping patients age well

After two decades in primary care, nurse practitioner Jennifer Walter has downsized in Cumberland. The founder and director of Renewed Health LLC, a boutique clinic...
DOUBLE LIFE: Rick Sunderland, a gym and health teacher at Classical High School, opened live music venue Dusk on Harris Avenue in Providence in 2010 because of a passion for live music and a desire to showcase musicians and artists. 
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‘Creating a space for artists and musicians’ a labor of love...

Other than his 30 years as a Providence public school teacher, Rick Sunderland’s resume reads like a partial directory of Rhode Island nightclubs. Bon...
CHRISTIN ZOLLICOFFE, far right, vice president of chief belonging and equity officer at Lifespan Corp., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit and Awards program on Thursday. Also on the panel are, from right, Amy Walsh, executive director of commercial banking and diverse business regional executive for JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jenny Bautista Ravreby, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island diversity, equity, and inclusion manager; Kevin Matta, board president for Diversity and Inclusion Professionals and senior director of people & culture for United Way of Rhode Island Inc.; Talia Brookshire, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island’s chief diversity officer; and Shameen Awan, vice president of talent management and DE&I assistant vice president at Amica Mutual Insurance Co. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Diversity, equity and inclusion not only about metrics, but cultural transformation

WARWICK – When it comes to increasing workplace diversity, it's not about reaching a destination but continuing a journey of improvement. That’s according to participants...

U.S. Navy, NOAA awards $146.8M contract for new Marine Operations Center...

NEWPORT –  The U.S. Navy, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tuesday, announced it has awarded New York-based Skanska USA Inc....

R.I. Department of Housing hires Flannery as deputy secretary

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing on Tuesday announced the hiring of Deborah Flannery as the agency's first deputy secretary of housing, to...

ACLU of Rhode Island files civil suit over Pawtucket fire station search 

PAWTUCKET – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against Pawtucket officials and a city police...
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