William Hamilton
Study: Rhode Island taxes are driving wealthy residents away
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s taxes – and in particular, its estate tax – are driving wealthy residents away and have cost the state more...
UMass chooses Robert L. Caret to replace retiring president
BOSTON - The University of Massachusetts has selected Robert L. Caret, president of Towson University, to replace retiring UMass President Jack M. Wilson when...
Webster posts dramatic year-over-year turnaround for the fourth quarter
WATERBURY, Conn. – Webster Financial Corp., the parent of Webster Bank N.A., on Friday posted a fourth-quarter profit of $32.57 million, a dramatic turnaround...
Taveras puts city budget under review, plans to ‘restore financial stability’
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Angel Taveras has created a Municipal Finances Review Panel that will conduct an independent evaluation of the city budget as part...
URI gets 3 separate $1 million gifts for the College of...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island fundraisers say they’ve received three separate $1 million gifts for the university’s College of Engineering as its...
Newport estimates impact of hosting 2013 America’s Cup at $1.1 billion
(Updated, 3:30 p.m.)
NEWPORT – A new study estimates the impact of hosting the 2013 America’s Cup finals to be $1.1 billion for Rhode Island,...
USI Holdings buys Mastors & Servant Risk Services for undisclosed amount
EAST GREENWICH – Mastors & Servant Risk Services Ltd., one of the state’s largest independent insurance agencies, has been acquired by Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.-based...
America’s Cup says renewed R.I. talks not to force San Francisco...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – An America’s Cup race official insisted Monday that organizers aren’t using renewed talks with Rhode Island to force San Francisco to...
Sovereign Bank gets new leader; Jorge Morán replaces Jaramillo as CEO
BOSTON – Sovereign Bank has a new leader.
Banco Santander SA, the Spanish bank that owns Sovereign, announced Tuesday that it has appointed Jorge Morán,...
Five Questions With: Robert H. Wischnowsky
Robert H. Wischnowsky is Bank Rhode Island’s chief information officer at a time when technology is changing the way people to do banking. Wischnowsky...
