David Levesque
‘Credit unions have become R.I.’s community banks’
Name: Gary E. Furtado
Position: Chairman of the Rhode Island Credit Union League and president/CEO of Credit Union Central Falls
Age: 45
Background: Started in the accounting...
Survey predicts continued struggle for economy
The Rhode Island business community expects the state’s economy to remain weak in 2002 and many have doubts about the region’s ability to spark...
Despite losses college funds beat key market benchmarks
Rhode Island college and university endowments suffered losses between one and 14 percent on investments in fiscal year 2001, but most still managed to...
FleetBoston cuts merit pay raises
FleetBoston Financial Corp. has eliminated merit pay raises this year for employees earning over $50,000 and has restructured its employee 401(k) plan to absorb...
Never say never when it comes to career moves
I save just about everything. Magazines, beer coasters, Sox ticket stubs,
old newspaper clippings. In my desk drawer there’s a lock...
Enron follies appall accountants
The caption on the editorial cartoon of a schoolboy being scolded by his teacher read: "My dog Arthur Anderson ate my homework."
Charles Cullinan...
Freedom from mega-mergers means a small bank in Greenville
Fred McDuff knows a little about bank consolidation.
During a 16-year span, McDuff went from working at Hospital Trust to BankBoston to Sovereign Bank...
Fleet CEO looks for continued growth, independence
Name: Anne Szostak
Age: 51
Position: CEO and Chairman of the Board of Fleet Rhode Island and Corporate Executive Vice President for FleetBoston Financial Corp.
Background: Szostak...
CVS posts strong sales
CVS Corp. last week reported a 7.1 percent increase in December sales at stores
open for at least one year. It’s...
Providence Washington Plaza building sold
One of downtown Providence's premier office buildings has changed hands.
Providence Washington Plaza, formerly the Old Stone Bank building, on South Main Street was sold...
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