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Washington Trust finances F.H. French office space

Financial Services 06/11/2013

WESTERLY – Washington Trust has provided financing for office space in Lincoln to real estate firm F.H. French Co. affiliates, according to a press...

THE ALLIANCE FOR REFUGEE YOUTH SUPPORT, which received a $1,000 grant from Citizens Bank, held a conference in April at Brown University in Providence.

Citizens Bank awards grant to youth-refugee program

Financial Services 06/11/2013

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank has selected a collegiate youth refugee tutoring program as one of two grant winners in its Banking on Youth competition,...

A REPORT from home buying company HomeVestors, said Providence is classified as "dangerous" for investors, bucking generally positive national trends for home buyers.

Providence housing market ‘dangerous’ for investors

Economic Activity 06/10/2013

DALLAS – A new report has shown that Providence is the only one of the country’s top 100 housing markets that is currently classified...

A NEW REPORT released Monday by Fidelity Charitable says most donors are older and actively engaged in philanthropy.

Fidelity Charitable releases donor-activity report

Financial Services 06/10/2013

BOSTON – A new report has shed light on the charitable donation patterns of people who contribute to donor-advised funds operated through Fidelity Charitable,...

RHODE ISLAND ranked third worst in the U.S. for retirees income in a new study from consumer finance website Interest.com. / COURTESY INTEREST.COM

Retirees’ incomes fall short in R.I., study finds

Personnel 06/10/2013

CHICAGO – A new study has found that senior citizens’ incomes fail to meet a generally accepted threshold for comfortable living in nearly every...

ACCORDING TO THE 2013 Downtown Business Guide from the Providence Downtown Improvement District, 35 new businesses have opened in downtown Providence since 2011.

New businesses on the rise downtown, says business guide

Economic Activity 06/05/2013

PROVIDENCE – Downtown Providence has seen significant growth in its number of new businesses in the past couple of years, the Providence Downtown...

THE RHODE ISLAND branch of the American Civil Liberties Union found that suspensions throughout the state disproportionately targeted black, Hispanic and Native American students.

ACLU finds racial gap in R.I. school suspensions

Nonprofit 06/05/2013

PROVIDENCE – A report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island found that school suspensions throughout the state disproportionately target black, Hispanic...

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE became the first college in the state to join the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, the school announced Wednesday. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

RIC joins urban colleges coalition

Education 06/05/2013

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College has joined the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, an international organization that emphasizes community engagement, the college announced...