David Levesque
With market unsteady, financial planners find more receptive customers
Name: Janet L. Marcantonio
Position: President of the Rhode Island chapter of The Financial Planning Association. Marcantonio is also a vice president and financial adviser...
FleetBoston tries to quell dismay at Latin American fallout
FleetBoston Financial Corp. held a conference call last week to help quell concerns among investors over falling share price, losses in Latin America and...
At brokerage houses anxiety level is high
Chad White’s tennis opponents might notice more velocity on his first-serve these days.
Blame it on the stock market.
White, an executive at a Providence...
Spindle City’s shift toward a service economy making progress
Name: Kenneth Fiola, Jr.
Age: 42
Position: Executive Vice President, Fall River Office of Economic Development
Background: Fiola has worked at the economic development group since 1986....
Access to capital, international market held keys to success
Name: Larry Liebenow
Position: President, CEO and director of Quaker Fabric Corp. in Fall River. Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.
Background:...
A good buy: Sakonnet Vineyards
You’re such a big fan of Sakonnet Vineyards’ Rhode Island Red or maybe its pinot noir that you buy them by the case. For...
Trying to make a big business feel small to customers
Name: Robert G. Padula
Position: President, Gencorp Insurance Group in East Greenwich
Background: After serving in the military, Padula started selling insurance in 1969 for Glover-Padula...
Opinions vary on effect on city’s progress
Assessing the Plunder Dome saga’s impact on economic development in Providence is a difficult task.
Some business leaders are convinced that the federal government’s multi-year...
Liebenow new chairman of U.S. Chamber
Nearly 20 percent of the upholstery fabric that rolls out of the manufacturing plants at Quaker Fabric Corp. in Fall River is destined for...
Penn. developer targets Providence<br><I>Toll Brothers sees market for $300,000 condos</I>
Toll Brothers Inc., a Pennsylvania-based developer that has brought half-million-dollar homes to the nation’s suburbs, is targeting Providence as its first venture into urban...
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